Magnetic resonance imaging of the shoulder: A review of potential sources of diagnostic errors

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 373-383

  Carool, K W ^a   Helms, C A ^b  

^a Radiology Regional Center   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance (MR), arthrography; Shouder, athrography; Shoulder, MR

Indexed keywords

ARTHROGRAPHY; BRACHIALGIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDON DISEASE;

ARTIFACTS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 0036943430     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-002-0528-6     Document Type: Review

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