Musculoskeletal MRI: Dedicated systems

European Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 250-255

  Masciocchi, C ^a   Barile, A ^a   Satragno, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Esaote   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dedicated MRI systems; Magnetic resonance imaging; Musculoskeletal MRI

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0034009731     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050041     Document Type: Review

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