The influence of measurement location on reliability of quantitative nailfold videocapillaroscopy in patients with SSc

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1323-1330

  Murray, Andrea K ^a   Vail, Andy ^a   Moore, Tonia L ^a   Manning, Joanne B ^b   Taylor, Christopher J ^a   Herrick, Ariane L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillary; Nailfold videocapillaroscopy; Reproducibility; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VIDEOENDOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAPILLARIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863843198     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes007     Document Type: Article

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