The effect of magnetization transfer in meniscal fibrocartilage

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 591-595

  Adler, Ronald S ^a   Swanson, Scott D ^a   Doi, Kei ^a   Craig, Joseph G ^b   Aisen, Alex M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; MUSCLE; RESONANCE;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; ARTICULAR SURFACES; GENERAL ELECTRICS; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; MENISCAL DEFECTS; REGIONS OF INTEREST; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; TWO SAMPLE T TESTS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; CALCULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; KNEE MENISCUS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0029880934     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910350420     Document Type: Article

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