Lesions of the triangular fibrocartilage complex: MR findings with a three-dimensional gradient-recalled-echo sequence

Radiology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 227-232

  Totterman, Saara M S ^a   Miller, Richard J ^a   McCance, Sean E ^a   Meyers, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage, MR; Ligaments, injuries; Wrist, injuries; Wrist, MR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 0029867632     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.199.1.8633149     Document Type: Article

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