Accuracy of MRI diagnosis of internal derangement of the knee in a non-specialized tertiary level referral teaching hospital

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 426-431

  Challen, J ^a   Tang, Y M ^a   Hazratwala, K ^a   Stuckey, S ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament injury; Cartilage injury; Knee arthroscopy; Meniscal injury; MRI knee examination; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUEENSLAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34548409114     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01865.x     Document Type: Article

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