MR Diagnosis of Internal Derangement of the Knee by SE T1 and GRE T2* Weighted Images: Evaluation of 300 arthroscopically proven knees

Nippon Acta Radiologica

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 572-577

  Sasaki, Taisuke ^a   Saito, Yoko ^a   Yodono, Hiraku ^a   Miura, Hiroyuki ^a   Shinohara, Atsushi ^a   Mizuno, Keiko ^c   Abe, Shuichiro ^a   Itabashi, Yoko ^a   Kawashima, Shinji ^b   Nakano, Keisuke ^b   Nishiya, Mamoru ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Aomori Orthopedic Clinic   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Gradient echo t2* weighted image; Internal derangemem of the knee; MR imaging of the knee; Spin echo T1 weighted image

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032161455     PISSN: 00480428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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