Ultrasonography of the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints in rheumatoid arthritis: A comparison with magnetic resonance imaging, conventional radiography and clinical examination

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Szkudlarek, Marcin ^a   Klarlund, Mette ^a   Narvestad, Eva ^a   Court Payen, Michel ^a   Strandberg, Charlotte ^a   Jensen, Karl E ^a   Thomsen, Henrik S ^a   Østergaard, Mikkel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDY; FINGER JOINT; HUMAN; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROGRAPHY; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34247551019     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar1904     Document Type: Article

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