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Modern Rheumatology Volume 17, 2007 - Issue 4
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Power Doppler and spectral Doppler measurements of knee-joint synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis patients with superficial pattern signals and in those with deep pattern signals

Reiji KasukawaDivision of Rheumatology, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital,2-5-20 Nishinouchi, Koriyama 963-8558, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kiori ShioDivision of Rheumatology, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital,2-5-20 Nishinouchi, Koriyama 963-8558, Japan
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Yukiko KannoDivision of Rheumatology, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital,2-5-20 Nishinouchi, Koriyama 963-8558, Japan
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Ai SatoDivision of Rheumatology, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital,2-5-20 Nishinouchi, Koriyama 963-8558, Japan
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Atsushi TakahashiDivision of Rheumatology, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital,2-5-20 Nishinouchi, Koriyama 963-8558, Japan
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Yukio YamaderaPhysiological Examination Unit, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital,Koriyama, Japan
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Takashi KannoDivision of Rheumatology, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital,2-5-20 Nishinouchi, Koriyama 963-8558, Japan
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Pages 267-272 | Received 04 Jan 2007, Accepted 15 Mar 2007, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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