MR imaging of the forefoot: Morton neuroma and differential diagnoses

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 175-186

  Zanetti, Marco ^a   Weishaupt, Dominik ^b  

^a ORTHOPEDIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BALGRIST   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bursitis; Forefoot; neuroma; MR imaging; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; BURSITIS; CHONDROMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FIBROMATOSIS; FOREFOOT; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INTERMETATARSAL BURSITIS; NEUROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID NODULE; SESAMOID BONE; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; STRESS; STRESS FRACTURE; SYNOVIAL CYST;

EID: 25444444782     PISSN: 10897860     EISSN: 1098898X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-921938     Document Type: Review

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