Laser Doppler perfusion imaging of proximal interphalangeal joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 649-652

  Ferrell, W R ^a   Sturrock, R D ^b   Mallik, A K ^a   Abbot, N C ^a   Lockhart, J C ^a   Edmondson, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blood flow; laser Doppler imaging; rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030442493     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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