MR diagnosis of retropatellar chondral lesions under compression - A comparison with histological findings

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-97

  Andresen, R ^a   Radmer, S ^b   Konig H ^a   Banzer, D ^b   Wolf, K J ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Academic Teaching Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cartilage compression; Cartilage histology; Chondromalacia patellae; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; CHONDROPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA;

EID: 0029686009     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841859609174366     Document Type: Article

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