The thickness of the A1 pulleys reflects the disability of hand mobility in scleroderma. A pilot study using high-frequency ultrasound

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 254-257

  Tagliafico, Alberto ^a   Panico, Nicoletta ^b   Serafini, Giovanni ^c   Ghio, Massimo ^b   Martinoli, Carlo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c SANTA CORONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hand; Mobility; Pulley; Scleroderma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CENTROMERE ANTIBODY; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; SCL 70 ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HAND DISABILITY; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOBILITY IN SCLERODERMA TEST; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PARAMETER; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULLEY THICKNESS; RADIOLOGY; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCLERODERMA; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79953774510     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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