Comparison of high-field (1.5 T) and low-field (0.2 T) MR imaging for the reliability of meniscal diagnosis;Vergleich der diagnostischen Sicherheit in der Meniskusdiagnostik von MRT-Untersuchungen an einem 0,2-T-Niederfeld- und 1,5-T-Hochfeldsystem

Radiologe

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 802-806

  Rand, T ^a,b   Imhof, H ^a   Breitenseher, M ^a   Happel, B ^a   Turetschek, K ^b   Schneider, B ^c   Trattnig, S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIV KLIN FÜR RADIODIAGNOSTIK   (Austria)

^c LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diagnostic reliability; Low field strength MR imaging; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030730692     PISSN: 0033832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001170050285     Document Type: Article

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