Detection and measurement of rotator cuff tears with sonography: Analysis of diagnostic errors

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1768-1773

  Teefey, Sharlene A ^a   Middleton, William D ^a   Payne, William T ^b   Yamaguchi, Ken ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGIST; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER PAIN; SURGEON;

EID: 20044377610     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.184.6.01841768     Document Type: Article

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