Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of the rotator cuff: Is it really accurate?

Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 710-719

  Wnorowski, Daniel C ^a,c   Levinsohn, E Mark ^b   Chamberlain, Bryon C ^c   McAndrew, Denise L ^a  

^a CNY Orthopedic Center   (United States)

^b CROUSE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Orthopedic Associates of CNY ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rotator cuff tear; Sensitivity; Shoulder arthroscopy; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER;

EID: 0031452784     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(97)90005-0     Document Type: Article

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