The meniscus: Recent advances in MR imaging of the knee

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1115-1122

  Helms, Clyde A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036838457     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.179.5.1791115     Document Type: Review

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