Magnetic resonance imaging of the wrist: Anatomy and pathology of interosseous ligaments and the triangular fibrocartilage complex

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 158-176

  Daunt, Nicholas ^a,b  

^a GREENSLOPES PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Queensland X Ray   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGAMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WRIST; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 0036660745     PISSN: 03630188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/cdr.2002.125780     Document Type: Article

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