Evaluation of metacarpophalangeal joint synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis by power Doppler technique: Relationship between synovial vascularization and periarticular bone mineral density

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 384-388

  Ozgocmen, Salih ^a,b   Kiris, Adem ^b   Kocakoc, Ercan ^b   Ardicoglu, Ozge ^a   Kamanli, Ayhan ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hand bone mineral density; Power Doppler sonography; Resistive index; Synovitis; Vascularization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT SYNOVITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNOVITIS; SYNOVIUM; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD VESSELS; BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 5044240244     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2003.06.003     Document Type: Article

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