Sonoelastography may help in the differential diagnosis between rheumatoid nodules and tophi

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 144-145

  Sconfienza, L M ^a   Silvestri, E ^a   Bartolini, B ^a   Garlaschi, G ^a   Cimmino, Marco A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URATE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; FEMALE; GOUT; HAND; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHEUMATOID NODULE; SCINTISCANNING; SCORING SYSTEM; SONOELASTOGRAPHY; SOUND PRESSURE; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; TOPHI; WRIST;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; GOUT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATOID NODULE;

EID: 77949495131     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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