Quantification of synovial and erosive changes in rheumatoid arthritis with ultrasound-Revisited

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-231

  Schueller Weidekamm, Claudia ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Quantification; Review; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH; PREDICTIVE FACTORS; QUANTIFICATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEMS; SONOGRAPHIC; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

BONE EROSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOVITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OSTEOLYSIS; SYNOVITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 67651251001     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.02.008     Document Type: Review

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