Magnetic resonance imaging of entheses using Ultrashort TE (UTE) pulse sequences

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 381-389

  Benjamin, Michael ^a   Bydder, Graeme M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Entheses; Fibrocartilage; Ligaments; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tendons; Ultrashort echo time

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; FIBROCARTILAGE; HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; LIGAMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DIAGNOSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; TENDON; TISSUE REPAIR;

BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TENDONS;

EID: 33846811674     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20825     Document Type: Review

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