Comparison of contrast-enhanced low mechanical index (low MI) sonography and unenhanced B-mode sonography for the differentiation between synovitis and joint effusion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis;Vergleich von kontrastmittelunterstützter low-mechanical-index(low-MI) -sonographie und nativer B-mode-sonographie bei der differenzierung von synovitis und gelenkerguss bei patienten mit rheumatoider arthritis

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Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 835-841

  Kleffel, T ^a   Demharter, J ^a   Wohlgemuth, W ^a   Schalm, J ^a   Bohndorf, K ^a   Kirchhof, Klaus ^a  

^a KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast medium; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT EFFUSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNOVITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; SYNOVITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 21044443297     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858194     Document Type: Article

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