The diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease: The good, the bad and... ultrasonography!

Reumatismo

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 125-127

  Filippou, G ^a   Frediani, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE;

ARTHROPATHY; CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE DIHYDRATE CRYSTAL DEPOSITION DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MICROSCOPY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CHONDROCALCINOSIS;

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 84865062358     PISSN: 00487449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/reumatismo.2012.125     Document Type: Editorial

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