Mapping the physiological parameters of articular cartilage with magnetic resonance imaging

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 153-179

  Frank, Lawrence R ^a,b,c   Wong, Eric C ^b   Buxton, Richard B ^a   Resnick, Donald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Cartilage physiology; Magnetic resonance imaging; MR parameters of cartilage relaxation mapping

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 0032733993     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002142-199906000-00001     Document Type: Review

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