Neuroimaging findings in fibromyalgia: What clinical impact?

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-226

  Guedj, Eric ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Neuroimaging; Pain; SPECT

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; EDITORIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROIMAGING; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 67349186930     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2009.01.004     Document Type: Editorial

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