Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of ligament injuries

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 61-74

  Farooki, Shella ^a   Seeger, Leanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ligament; Ligament injury; MRI; Soft tissue injury; Soft tissue trauma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ATHLETE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LIGAMENT INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; WRIST INJURY;

ARM INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 0033012144     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050476     Document Type: Review

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