Inter -and intraobserver variation of ultrasonographic cartilage thickness assessments in small and large joints in healthy children

• Main Authors: Stenbøg Elisabeth (Author), Andersen Niels (Author), Pfeiffer-Jensen Mogens (Author), Spannow Anne (Author), Herlin Troels (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is an increasing interest among pediatric rheumatologist for using ultrasonography (US) in the daily clinical examination of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Loss of joint cartilage may be an early feature of...