Doppler spectral waveform analysis of arteries of the hand in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon as compared with healthy subjects

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1605-1609

  Chikui, Toru ^a   Izumi, Masahiro ^a   Eguchi, Katsumi ^b   Kawabe, Yojiro ^b   Nakamura, Takashi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL ARTERY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; RADIUS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0033007661     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.6.10350298     Document Type: Article

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