Ultrasonography of salivary glands - A highly specific imaging procedure for diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-293

  Wernicke, Dirk ^a   Hess, Heidemarie ^a   Gromnica Ihle, Erika ^a   Krause, Andreas ^a   Schmidt, Wolfgang A ^a  

^a Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin Buch   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti La antibody; Anti Ro antibody; Parenchymal inhomogenicity; Salivary glands; Sicca symptoms

Indexed keywords

LA ANTIBODY; RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SALIVARY GLAND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVARY GLANDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 39549120700     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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