A modular, flexible training strategy to achieve competence in diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound in patients with hip osteoarthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1583-1586

  Atchia, I ^a,b   Birrell, F ^a,b   Kane, David ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Hip; Injection; Musculoskeletal ultrasound; Osteoarthritis; Training

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; ULTRASOUND;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTRAST MEDIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; RADIOLOGY; RHEUMATOLOGY; SYNOVITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 34848876406     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem187     Document Type: Article

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