Diagnosis of digital flexor tendon annular pulley disruption: Comparison of high frequency ultrasound and MRI

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 131-136

  Bodner, G ^a   Rudisch, A ^b   Gabl, M ^b   Judmaier, W ^b   Springer, P ^b   Klauser, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Annular pulley system; Flexor tendon; Injury; MRI; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032873266     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-8904     Document Type: Article

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