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Almost 60 contributors collaborated with the editors to produce this first edition on imaging of the rheumatic diseases. The great majority of the contributors are from the UK, with most of them working in departments of rheumatology.
The aim is to provide the rheumatologist as well as the radiologist with a comprehensive review of the currently available imaging modalities. The editors’ purpose was to outline how these methods are used to investigate rheumatic symptoms and in the long term management of patients with diverse diseases of joints, muscles, and bones.
There are three sections. The first six chapters focus on modes of imaging and provide the reader, especially the non-radiologist, with a background of knowledge of the available methods. The five chapters …