Magnetic resonance imaging in rheumatoid arthritis advances and research priorities.

This article updates the work and results of the OMERACT MRI in RA Working Group as presented at the OMERACT 7 meeting in May 2004, focusing on the development of the EULAR-OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis magnetic resonance imaging reference image atlas, and on areas for future research.

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