Two- and three-dimensional Doppler sonographic evaluation of the effect of local cryotherapy on synovial perfusion in wrist arthritis [2]

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 637-640

  Strunk, J ^a   Strube, K ^a   Klingenberger, P ^a   Muller Ladner U ^a   Lange, U ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETANERCEPT; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPTOM; SYNOVIUM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WRIST DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33646178601     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel079     Document Type: Letter

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