Frequency and topography of lesions of the femoro-tibial cartilage at spiral CT arthrography of the knee: A study in patients with normal knee radiographs and without history of trauma

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 643-649

  Vande Berg, B C ^a   Lecouvet, F E ^a   Malghem, J ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Knee, arthrography; Knee, cartilage; Knee, CT

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; IODINE; IONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; MEGLUMINE IOXAGLATE PLUS SODIUM IOXAGLATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHONDROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE ARTHROGRAPHY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TIBIA; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 0036935102     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-002-0564-2     Document Type: Article

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