European Journal of Radiology
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 232-235 , December 2001

Tuberculous arthritis mimic arthritis of the Sjögren's syndrome: findings from sonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance images

  • Ying-Chou Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Ta Pei Road, Niao-Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +88-67-731-7123; fax: +88-67-731-8762
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  • Shih-Wei Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Ta Pei Road, Niao-Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, ROC

Received 14 September 2000 ,Revised 29 May 2001 ,Accepted 30 May 2001.

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European Journal of Radiology
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 232-235 , December 2001

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