Accuracy of fat-suppressed three-dimensional spoiled gradient-echo FLASH MR imaging in the detection of patellofemoral articular cartilage abnormalities

Radiology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 209-212

  Recht, Michael P ^a   Piraino, David W ^a   Paletta, George A ^a   Schils, Jean P ^a   Belhobek, George H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee, abnormalities; Knee, ligaments, menisci, and cartilage; Knee, MR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0030043124     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.198.1.8539380     Document Type: Article

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