Magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with medial epicondylitis

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 196-202

  Kijowski, Richard ^a   De Smet, Arthur A ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow; Medial epicondylitis; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; EPICONDYLITIS; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 15944364760     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-005-0896-9     Document Type: Article

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