Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology – New Horizons
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Musculoskeletal ultrasound in pediatric rheumatology
Although musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has emerged as an indispensible tool among physicians involved in musculoskeletal medicine in the last two decades, only recently has it become more attractive to pediatric rheumatologists. Thereafter, the use of MSUS in pediatric rheumatology has started to increase. Yet, an ever-growing body of literature shows parity and even superiority of MSUS whe...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Folia Medica
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1314-2143,0204-8043
DOI: 10.3897/folmed.62.e47772