Rice-body formation in atypical mycobacterial tenosynovitis and bursitis: Findings on sonography and MR imaging

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1455-1459

  Chau, C L F ^a   Griffith, J F ^b   Chan, P T ^a   Lui, T H ^a   Yu, K S ^a   Ngai, W K ^a  

^a NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURSITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 0037405323     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.180.5.1801455     Document Type: Article

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