Power Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of hemophilic synovitis - A promising tool

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2055-2061

  Acharya, Suchitra S ^a   Schloss, R ^a   Dyke, J P ^a   Mintz, D N ^b   Christos, P ^a   Dimichele, D M ^a   Adler, R S ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropathy; Hemophilia; Joint disease; MRI; Power Doppler sonography; Synovitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMARTHROSIS; HEMOPHILIA; HEMOPHILIC SYNOVITIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVIUM; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEMARTHROSIS; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; JOINTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNOVITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749104481     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03160.x     Document Type: Article

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