Power Doppler ultrasound of rheumatoid synovitis: Quantification of therapeutic response

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 912, 2003, Pages 875-879

  Teh, J ^a   Stevens, K ^a   Williamson, L ^a   Leung, J ^a   McNally, E G ^a  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOVITIS; SYNOVIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 1642453783     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/40466706     Document Type: Article

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