Extrasynoyial spaces of the cruciate ligaments: Anatomy, MR imaging, and diagnostic implications

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1433-1437

  Lee, Susan H ^a   Petersilge, Cheryl A ^b   Trudell, Debra J ^a   Haghighi, Parviz ^a   Resnick, Donald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0029975680     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.166.6.8633458     Document Type: Article

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