MR microscopy of hyaline cartilage: Current status

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 814-823

  Cova, Maria ^a   Toffanin, Renato ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c PROTOS Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cartilage; MR imaging; MR microscopy; Review

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAGING; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0036546184     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300101128     Document Type: Review

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