Ultrasound and power Doppler evaluation of the hand and wrist in patients with psoriatic arthritis

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 374-385

  Milosavljevic, J ^a   Lindqvist, U ^b   Elvin, A ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arthritis; Power Doppler; Psoriatic arthritis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DOPPLER EFFECT; JOINTS (ANATOMY); TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

ARTHRITIS; POWER DOPPLER; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDON; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST;

ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDONS; TENOSYNOVITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 26044433877     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850510021256     Document Type: Article

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