MR arthrography in the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears: Standard spin-echo alone or with fat suppression?

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 627-632

  Funke, M ^a   Kopka, L ^a   Vosshenrich, R ^a   Oestmann, J W ^a   Grabbe, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthrography; MR imaging; Shoulder joint, rotator cuff tear

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PENTETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURY;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PENTETIC ACID; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 0030236216     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841859609177688     Document Type: Article

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