MRI of the ankle: Effect on diagnostic confidence and patient management

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1327-1331

  Bearcroft, Philip W P ^a   Guy, Suzanne ^a   Bradley, Michelle ^b   Robinson, Fred ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle; Diagnostic confidence; MRI; Orthopedic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 33750297396     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.1071     Document Type: Review

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