Tear of the distal biceps tendon presenting as an antecubital mass: Magnetic resonance imaging appearances

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 342-346

  Logan, P Mark ^a,c   Janzen, Dennis L ^b   Connell, Douglas G ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

distal biceps tendon; magnetic resonance imaging; tumour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSEUDOTUMOR; TENDON RUPTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RUPTURE; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 0030003349     PISSN: 00082902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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