Diagnostic equivalence of conventional and fast spin echo magnetic resonance imaging of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 238-242

  Munk, P L ^a,b,d   Hilborn, M D ^a   Vellet, A D ^a,c   Dumas, M D ^a   Romano, C C ^a,c  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Fast spin echo (FSE); Knee; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 0030851528     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1997.tb00666.x     Document Type: Article

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