Value of fat-suppressed proton-density-weighted turbo spin-echo sequences in detecting meniscal lesions: Comparison with arthroscopy

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-390

  Schafer F K W ^a   Schafer P J ^b   Brossmann, J ^b   Frahm, C ^b   Hilgert, R E ^b   Heller, M ^b   Jahnke, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Appendicular; Knee; MRI; Muscular skeletal

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ORTHOPEDICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

APPENDICULAR; ARTHROSCOPY; IMAGING PARAMETERS; KNEE; MENISCAL LESIONS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

PROTON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646389246     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850600570482     Document Type: Article

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