Grading of anterior cruciate ligament injury: Diagnostic efficacy of oblique coronal magnetic resonance imaging of the knee

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 814-819

  Hong, Sung Hwan ^a,b   Choi, Ja Young ^a   Lee, Gyung Kyu ^a   Choi, Jung Ah ^a   Chung, Hye Won ^a   Kang, Heung Sik ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Injuries; Knee; Ligaments; Magnetic resonance; Menisci

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; DIAGNOSIS; GRADING; MAGNETISM; RESONANCE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HIGH GRADES; INJURY; INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT; KNEE; LOW GRADE; MENISCUS; T2 WEIGHTED;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; KNEE INJURY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 0041884933     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200309000-00022     Document Type: Review

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