Subscapularis tendon tear: Primary and associated signs on MRI

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 417-424

  Tung, Glenn A ^a   Yoo, Don C ^a   Levine, Scott M ^a   Brody, Jeffrey M ^a   Green, Andrew ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Tendons; Tendons, injuries

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

HIGH-FIELD; LOW FIELD; PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SIGN-ON; SUBLUXATION; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES; TENDON TEAR;

TENDONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER INJURY; TENDON RUPTURE;

EID: 0035017370     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200105000-00015     Document Type: Article

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