Normal maturation of the distal femoral epiphyseal cartilage: Age- related changes at MR imaging

Radiology

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 705-709

  Varich, Laura J ^a,b   Laor, Tal ^a,c   Jaramillo, Diego ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bones, epiphyses; Bones, growth and development; Cartilage, MR; Knee; Knee, MR

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIPHYSEAL CARTILAGE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034009297     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.214.3.r00mr20705     Document Type: Article

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