Comparison of qualitative and quantitative analysis of capillaroscopic findings in patients with rheumatic diseases

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3729-3735

  Lambova, Sevdalina Nikolova ^a,b   Hermann, Walter ^b   Müller Ladner, Ulf ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillaroscopic image; Qualitative analysis; Quantitative analysis; Rheumatic diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BLEEDING; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCLERODERMA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

EID: 84872271708     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2222-2     Document Type: Article

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