Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Noninvasive Means for Quantitating the Dimensions of Articular Cartilage in the Human Knee

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-9

  Hall, Laurie D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; JOINT INJURY; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MONITORING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 0347719296     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.11495     Document Type: Editorial

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