Magnetic resonance imaging of the knee: Assessment of effectiveness

Brain and Language

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 245-250

  Mackenzie, R ^a   Dixon, A K ^a,d   Keene, G S ^b   Hollingworth, W ^c   Lomas, D J ^a   Villar, R N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 22644438525     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(96)80340-0     Document Type: Article

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