MRI evidence of high signal intensity and temporomandibular arthralgia and relating pain. Does the high signal correlate to the pain?

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 220-224

  Murakami, K ^a   Nishida, M ^a   Bessho, K ^a   Iizuka, T ^a,b   Tsuda, Y ^a,b   Konishi, J ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT MOBILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SIGNAL DETECTION; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 0030059130     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(96)90273-9     Document Type: Article

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