High-frequency sonography in the evaluation of psoriasis: Nail and skin involvement

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1569-1574

  Gutierrez, Marwin ^a   Wortsman, Ximena ^c   Filippucci, Emilio ^a   De Angelis, Rossella ^a   Filosa, Giorgio ^b   Grassi, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Augusto Murri Hospital   (Italy)

^c Clinica Hospital del Profesor and Clinica Servet Santiago   (Chile)

Author keywords

High frequency; Nail; Onychopathy; Power Doppler sonography; Psoriasis; Skin; Sonography

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NAILS; SKIN; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

GRAY SCALE SONOGRAPHY; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HIGH FREQUENCY PROBE; NON-INVASIVE IMAGING; ONYCHOPATHY; POWER DOPPLER SONOGRAPHIES; PSORIASIS; VARIABLE FREQUENCIES;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL; PSORIASIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; PSORIASIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 73949092456     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.11.1569     Document Type: Article

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