Ultrasound in American rheumatology practice: Report of the American College of Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Task Force

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1206-1219

  Ike, Robert ^a   Arnold, Erin ^b   Arnold, William ^b   Craig Muller, Jurgen ^c   Kaeley, Gurjit ^d   McAlindon, Timothy ^e   Nazarian, Levon ^f   Reginato, Antonio ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CentraCare Clinic   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BONE EROSION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; REVIEW; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS; ULTRASOUND; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; DEVICES; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; RHEUMATOLOGY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RHEUMATOLOGY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956417430     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20241     Document Type: Review

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