Angled oblique sagittal MR imaging of rotator cuff tears: Comparison with standard oblique sagittal images

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 262-269

  Tuite, Michael J ^a   Asinger, David ^a   Orwin, John F ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Shoulder, abnormalities; Shoulder, injuries; Shoulder, MRI; Tendons, MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS;

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; ROTATOR CUFF;

EID: 0035013789     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560100337     Document Type: Article

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