Triangular fibrocartilage and intercarpal ligaments of the wrist: Does MR arthrography improve standard MRI?

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 590-594

  Zanetti, Marco ^a   Bräm, Jakob ^a   Hodler, Juerg ^a  

^a ORTHOPEDIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BALGRIST   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Intercarpal ligaments; MR arthrography; Triangular fibrocartilage; Wrist, MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; WRIST DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROGRAPHY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 0031401283     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880070322     Document Type: Article

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