The fibrocartilaginous sesamoid: A cause of size and signal variation in the normal distal posterior tibial tendon

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2642-2649

  Delfaut, E M ^a   Demondion, X ^a,b   Bieganski, A ^a   Cotten, H ^c   Mestdagh, H ^a   Cotten, A ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (France)

^c Pathology Laboratory   (France)

Author keywords

Ankle; Ankle anatomy; MR; Tendons

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSSIFICATION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SESAMOID BONE; SIGNAL DETECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENDON; TIBIA;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SESAMOID BONES; TENDONS; TIBIA;

EID: 0348161462     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-2067-5     Document Type: Article

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