The value of contrast‐enhanced color doppler ultrasound in the detection of vascularization of finger joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Andrea Klauser, Ferdinand Frauscher, Michael Schirmer, Ethan J. Halpern, Leo Pallwein, Manfred Herold, Gernot Helweg, DIETER ZURNEDDEN

Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2002 · 199 citations · 21 references

Abstract

The use of a microbubble-based US contrast agent significantly improved the detection of intraarticular vascularization in the finger joints of patients with RA. This technique seems to be a useful adjunct in the assessment of disease activity.

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