Shoulder MRI refinements: Differentiation of rotator cuff tear from artifacts and tendonosis, and reassessment of normal findings

Seminars in Ultrasound CT and MRI

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 383-395

  Wright, Trenton ^a   Yoon, Chun ^a   Schmit, Berndt P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT REDUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034881647     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2171(01)90028-9     Document Type: Review

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