M. Backhaus

Quantitative analyses of sacroiliac biopsies in spondyloarthropathies: T cells and macrophages predominate in early and active sacroiliitis— cellularity correlates with the degree of enhancement detected by magnetic resonance imaging

Bollow, M, Fischer, T, ReiBhauer, H, Backhaus, M, Sieper, J, Hamm, B, ...

OBJECTIVE—Sacroiliitis is a hallmark of the spondyloarthropathies (SpA). The degree of inflammation can be quantified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The aim of this study was to further...

Guidelines for musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology

Backhaus, M, Burmester, G, Gerber, T, Grassi, W, Machold, K, Swen, W, ...

Prospective two year follow up study comparing novel and conventional imaging procedures in patients with arthritic finger joints

Backhaus, M, Burmester, G, Sandrock, D, Loreck, D, Hess, D, Scholz, A, ...

Objective: To carry out a prospective two year follow up study comparing conventional radiography, three-phase bone scintigraphy, ultrasonography (US), and three dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance...

First clinical evaluation of sagittal laser optical tomography for detection of synovitis in arthritic finger joints

Scheel, A, Backhaus, M, Klose, A, Moa-Anderson, B, Netz, U, Hermann, K, ...

Objective: To identify classifiers in images obtained with sagittal laser optical tomography (SLOT) that can be used to distinguish between joints affected and not affected by synovitis.

Granulomatous synovialitis with erosions in the shoulder joint: a rare case of polyarthritis caused by Mycobacterium kansasii

Loddenkemper, K, Enzweiler, C, Loddenkemper, C, Backhaus, M, Burmester, G, Buttgereit, F

Interobserver reliability of rheumatologists performing musculoskeletal ultrasonography: results from a EULAR "Train the trainers" course

Scheel, A, Schmidt, W, Hermann, K, Bruyn, G, D'Agostino, M, Grassi, W, ...

Objective: To evaluate the interobserver reliability among 14 experts in musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) and to determine the overall agreement about the US results compared with magnetic...