Ultrasound of enthesopathy in rheumatic diseases

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-113

  Falsetti, Paolo ^a,b   Acciai, Caterina ^a,b   Lenzi, Lucia ^b   Frediani, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Enthesis; Enthesitis; Enthesopathy; Power Doppler ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; INFLIXIMAB; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CELL INFILTRATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTHESITIS; ENTHESOPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

HUMANS; JOINT CAPSULE; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVITIS; TENDONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 64449084697     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-008-0129-x     Document Type: Review

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