Musculoskeletal complications of acromegaly: What radiologists should know about early manifestations;Complicanze muscolo-scheletriche dell'acromegalia: che cosa dovrebbe sapere il radiologo sulle manifestazioni precoci

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 781-792

  Tagliafico, A ^a   Resmini, E ^b,c   Ferone, D ^b   Martinoli, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Carpal tunnel; Complications; Cubital tunnel; Musculoskeletal; Trigger finger; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ARTHROPATHY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; REVIEW; TRIGGER FINGER;

ACROMEGALY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; TRIGGER FINGER DISORDER;

EID: 79961210260     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-011-0671-z     Document Type: Review

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