Salivary gland ultrasound to diagnose Sjögren's syndrome: A claim to standardize the procedure

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 199-200

  Cornec, Divi ^a,b   Jousse Joulin, Sandrine ^a,b   Saraux, Alain ^a,b   Devauchelle Pensec, Valérie ^a,b  

^a Brest Teaching Hospital

^b Universite de Brest   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SALIVARY GLAND EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RHEUMATOLOGY; SALIVARY GLAND;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SALIVARY GLANDS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84925582049     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu397     Document Type: Letter

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