Doppler sonographic evaluation of effect of treatment with infliximab (Remicade) for rheumatoid arthritis

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-40

  Takahashi, Atsushi ^a,d   Sato, Ai ^a   Yamadera, Yukio ^a   Takeda, Isao ^a   Kanno, Takashi ^a   Ohguchi, Yoshito ^b   Nishimaki, Tomoe ^c   Kasukawa, Reiji ^a  

^a OHTA NISHINOUCHI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Ohguchi Clinic   (Japan)

^c Nishimaki Clinic   (Japan)

^d FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Doppler sonography; Infliximab; Resistive index (RI); Rheumatoid arthritis (RA); Synovial vascularization

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT EFFUSION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIOCYTE; SYNOVIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 14544308267     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-004-0359-5     Document Type: Article

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