Reproducibility of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging measurements of tendon size

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 954-959

  Brushoj C ^a   Henriksen, B M ^b   Albrecht Beste, E ^b   Holmich P ^b   Larsen, K ^b   Bachmann Nielsen, M ^b  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Foot; Magnetic resonance imaging; Reproducibility; Tendon; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; STANDARDIZATION; ULTRASONICS;

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION (CV); REPRODUCIBILITY; TENDON;

MUSCLE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOOTBALL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TENDON;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE JOINT; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TENDONS;

EID: 33750560640     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850600854936     Document Type: Article

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