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Influence of radiation synovectomy on articular cartilage, synovial thickness and enhancement as evidenced by MRI in patients with chronic synovitis.

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1999

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Christian Pirich, Eva Schwameis, P. Bernecker, Michael Radauer, Martin Friedl, Susanna Lang, Harald Kritz, Axel Wanivenhaus, Siegfried Trattnig, H. Sinzinger
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Abstract

This study suggests that radiation synovectomy with 165Dy-ferric hydroxide is effective in terms of reducing chronic synovitis without causing detectable harm to the articular cartilage, as shown by MRI.