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Ultrasound in Rheumatology
- Publication date
- 8 April 2015
- Publisher
- __Abstract__
Ultrasonography is an imaging modality that is used increasingly in daily practice
for the investigation and management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This introduction
provides an overview on the rationale for using US in RA by discussing relevant
events and developments in the history of RA. This is followed by a short section
on the history of medical US. Subsequently, the section on the technique of US will
describe relevant concepts of US for this thesis. This general introduction closes with
the outline of the thesis and the aims.