Magnetic resonance imaging findings of injuries to the calf muscle complex

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 921-927

  Koulouris, George ^a   Ting, Amy Y I ^b   Jhamb, Ashu ^b   Connell, David ^c   Kavanagh, Eoin C ^d  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf; Gastrocnemius; Magnetic resonance imaging; Soleus; Strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LEG INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 34548723324     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-007-0306-6     Document Type: Article

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