Ultrasonography is superior to clinical examination in the detection and localization of knee joint effusion in rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 966-971

  Kane, David ^a   Balint, Peter V ^a   Sturrock, Roger D ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BURSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE EFFUSION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPLITEAL CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BURSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPLITEAL CYST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037968347     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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