Phalangeal bone ultrasound is of limited value in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1125-1128

  Scheunemann, I ^a   Dannecker, G E ^b   Roth, Johannes ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Olgahospital ^*  (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Musculoskeletal system; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGER PHALANGES; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33749612570     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel057     Document Type: Article

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