Internet hand x-rays: A comparison of joint space narrowing and erosion scores (Sharp/Genant) of plain versus digitized x-rays in rheumatoid arthritis patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The objective of the study is to examine the reliability of erosion and joint space narrowing scores derived from hand x-rays posted on the Internet compared to scores derived from original plain x-rays.</p> <p>Methods<...

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Main Authors: Watson Margaret M, Cabarrus Luis P, Montgomery Gregory P, Arbillaga Hector O, Martin Liam, Edworthy Steven M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-04-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/3/13