Localized nodular synovitis of the knee: MR imaging appearance and clinical correlates in 21 patients

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 539-543

  Huang, Guo Shu ^a   Lee, Chian Her ^a   Chan, Wing P ^b,c   Chen, Chen Yu ^a   Yu, Joseph S ^d   Resnick, Donald ^e  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE PAIN; LOCALIZED NODULAR SYNOVITIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041843870     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.2.1810539     Document Type: Article

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