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. 2004 Jan;63(1):109–110. doi: 10.1136/ard.2003.009118

Doppler ultrasound identifies increased resistive indices in SSc

N Bregenzer, O Distler, R Meyringer, J Scholmerich, U Muller-Ladner, G Lock
PMCID: PMC1754714  PMID: 14672907

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Figure 1 .

Figure 1

Picture of a colour Doppler ultrasound (A) and the associated spectral waveform (B) of the distal artery of the left thumb (patient with diffuse disease).

Figure 2 .

Figure 2

Mean resistive indices and 95% confidence interval of all measurements of patients with limited disease (n = 10), diffuse disease (n = 9), and controls (n = 14).


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