Systematic characterization of sonomorphological changes in the early stage of rheumatoid arthritis;Systematische charakterisierung der sonomorphologischen veränderungen in den frühstadien der rhematoiden arthritis

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-106

  Krolak, C ^a   Wirth, S ^a   Hoepfner, S ^b   Treitl, M ^a   Becker Gaab, C ^a   Reiser, M ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Rheumatoid Arthritis; Sonomorphology; Synovitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR CARPI ULNARIS MUSCLE; FEMALE; FINGER MALFORMATION; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND DISEASE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PANNUS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNOVITIS; SYNOVIUM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 0037698910     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38666     Document Type: Article

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