The comparison of ultrasonographic and scintigraphic findings of early arthritis in revealing rheumatoid arthritis according to criteria of American College of Rheumatology

Rheumatology International

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 765-768

  Ozgul, Ahmet ^a   Yasar, Evren ^a,b   Arslan, Nuri ^a   Balaban, Birol ^a   Taskaynatan, M Ali ^a   Tezel, Kutay ^a   Baklaci, Korhan ^a   Özgüven, M Ali ^a   Kalyon, T Alp ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b TSK Rehabilitasyon Merkezi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ACR; Bone scintigraphy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 67349158386     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0765-7     Document Type: Article

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