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A Novel Application of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging
Published on: September 17, 2013
General Applications of Ultrasound in Rheumatology Practice
Laura Amorese-O'Connell1, Marwin Gutierrez1, Anthony M Reginato1
1is a rheumatology fellow and is the fellowship program director and associate professor of medicine, both in the Division of Rheumatology at The Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Reginato is also the acting chief in the Division of Rheumatology at the Providence VAMC in Rhode Island. is an associate professor of rheumatology at the Clinica Rheumatologica, Universita Politecnica delle Marche in Jesi, Ancona, Italy, and chair, Research Direction of the Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico.
Abstract:
A growing body of clinical and research studies have demonstrated the utility of ultrasound for providing better diagnostic and treatment decisions in patients with rheumatic diseases.
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