Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease: Sonographic findings

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-276

  Ciapetti, A ^a   Filippucci, Emilio ^a   Gutierrez, M ^a   Grassi, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease; Cartilage; Tendons; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE DIHYDRATE CRYSTAL DEPOSITION DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FIBROCARTILAGE; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGOUT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION;

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; HUMANS; HYALINE CARTILAGE; SYNOVIAL FLUID; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 59749091742     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-1034-6     Document Type: Article

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