Effectiveness of MR imaging in selection of patients for arthroscopy of the knee

Radiology

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 739-746

  Vincken, Patrice W J ^a   Ter Braak, Bert P M ^a   Van Erkell, Arian R ^a   De Rooy, Theo P W ^a   Mallens, Walter M C ^a   Post, Wendy ^a   Bloem, Johan L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Knee, injuries; Knee, ligaments, menisci, and cartilage; Knee, MR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036111827     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2233010849     Document Type: Article

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