Low-field magnetic resonance imaging (0.2 T) of tendons with sonographic and histologic correlation: Cadaveric study

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 433-438

  Rand, Thomas ^a   Bindeus, Tanja ^b   Alton, Klemens ^b   Voegele, Thomas ^a   Kukla, Christian ^a   Stanek, Christian ^b   Imhof, Herwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ligaments; Low field imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tendons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DEGENERATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; LIGAMENT INJURY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON INJURY;

EID: 0032470414     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199808000-00002     Document Type: Article

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