Precision of tibial cartilage morphometry with a coronal water- excitation MR sequence

European Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 297-303

  Hyhlik Durr A ^a,b   Faber, S ^b   Burgkart, R ^a   Stammberger, T ^c   Maag, K P ^b   Englmeier, K H ^c   Reiser, M ^b   Eckstein, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Joint; MR imaging; Osteoarthritis; Precision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIBIA;

EID: 0034107773     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050047     Document Type: Article

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