Standard reference values for musculoskeletal ultrasonography
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EXTENDED REPORT Standard reference values for musculoskeletal ultrasonography
Objectives: To determine standard reference values for musculoskeletal ultrasonography in healthy adults. Methods: Ultrasonography was performed on 204 shoulders, elbows, hands, hips, knees, and feet of 102 healthy volunteers (mean age 38.4 years; range 20–60; 54 women) with a linear probe (10–5 MHz; Esaote Technos MP). Diameters of tendons, bursae, cartilage, erosions, hypoechoic rims around t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.015081