Fast spin-echo MR of the articular cartilage in the osteoarthrotic knee: Correlation of MR and arthroscopic findings

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 120-125

  Kawahara, Yasuhiro ^a   Uetani, M ^b   Nakahara, N ^c   Doiguchi, Y ^c   Nishiguchi, M ^c   Futagawa, S ^c   Kinoshita, Y ^c   Hayashi, K ^b  

^a Omura Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Isahaya Insurance General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Knee, osteoarthrosis; MR, fast spin echo imaging; Pulse sequence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032011449     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841859809172164     Document Type: Article

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