MRI for differentiating ganglion and synovitis in the chronic painful wrist

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 812-818

  Anderson, Suzanne E ^a   Steinbach, Lynne S ^b   Stauffer, Edouard ^a   Voegelin, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ganglion; Hand; MRI; Musculoskeletal imaging; Synovitis; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GANGLION CYST; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVITIS; WRIST INJURY; ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGY; WRIST;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; GANGLION CYSTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SYNOVITIS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33645806526     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.04.1879     Document Type: Article

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