Increased signal intensity on fat-suppressed three-dimensional T1-weighted pulse sequences in patellar tendon: Magic angle effect?

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 67-71

  Karantanas, A H ^a   Zibis, A H ^a   Papanikolaou, N ^b  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

3D T1 sequences; Magic angle; MRI; Patellar tendon

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATELLA TENDON; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; TENDINITIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS;

EID: 0035108301     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560000307     Document Type: Article

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