Low-field musculoskeletal MRI

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 234-244

  Ghazinoor, Shaya ^a,c   Crues III, John V ^a   Crowley, Chris ^b  

^a Radnet Management   (United States)

^b General Electric Security   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremity scanner; Knee; Low field; MRI; Musculoskeletal; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LIMB DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DIAGNOSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; KNEE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SHOULDER;

EID: 33846785602     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20854     Document Type: Review

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