Ultrasound of Rotator Cuff Tears: Current Status

Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 121-132

  Adler, Ronald S ^a,b   Fealy, Stephen ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0142197098     PISSN: 15239896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132589-200309000-00004     Document Type: Review

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