Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 407-414 , April 2002

Reliability of sacroiliac joint laxity measurement with Doppler imaging of vibrations

  • Lé Damen

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Léonie Damen, M.Sc., Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Departments of Biomedical Physics and Technology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of
    • Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Theo Stijnen

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Marij E. Roebroeck

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Chris J. Snijders

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Biomedical Physics and Technology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of
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  • Hendrik J. Stam

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 6 August 2001 ,Accepted 31 January 2002.

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Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 407-414 , April 2002

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