Repeatability of a novel technique for in vivo measurement of three-dimensional patellar tracking using magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 145-153

  Fellows, Robert A ^a   Hill, Nick A ^a   MacIntyre, Norma J ^a   Harrison, Mark M ^a   Ellis, Randy E ^a   Wilson, David R ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kinematics; MRI; Patella; Patellofemoral joint; Repeatability; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PATELLA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 21244451965     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20360     Document Type: Article

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