Ultrasound elastography assessment of skin involvement in systemic sclerosis: Lights and shadows

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1688-1691

  Iagnocco, Annamaria ^a   Kaloudi, Olga ^b   Perella, Chiara ^a   Bandinelli, Francesca ^b   Riccieri, Valeria ^a   Vasile, Massimiliano ^a   Porta, Francesco ^b   Valesini, Guido ^a   Matucci Cerinic, Marco ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Skin; Systemic sclerosis; Ultrasound elastography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FINGER; FOREARM; HUMAN; MODIFIED RODNAN SKIN SCORE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN EXAMINATION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOREARM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, DIFFUSE; SCLERODERMA, LIMITED; SKIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77955484506     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090974     Document Type: Article

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