Sonographic depiction of trigger fingers in acromegaly

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1441-1446

  Tagliafico, Alberto ^a   Resmini, Eugenia ^a   Van Holsbeeck, Marnix T ^b   Derchi, Lorenzo E ^a   Ferone, Diego ^a   Martinoli, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Pulley; Sonography; Trigger finger

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; PULLEYS; TENDONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ACROMEGALY; CLINICAL SIGNS; CLINICAL SYMPTOMS; CONTROL GROUPS; HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSDUCERS; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS; SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS; TRIGGER FINGERS;

DIAGNOSIS;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIGGER FINGER;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIGGER FINGER DISORDER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949156482     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.11.1441     Document Type: Article

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