Quantification of the synovial perfusion in rheumatoid arthritis using Doppler ultrasonography

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 630-638

  Albrecht, Katinka ^a   Müller Ladner, Ulf ^a   Strunk, Johannes ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Doppler; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovitis; Three dimensional imaging; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 34748823566     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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