Quantitative Information From Ultrasound Evaluation of Articular Cartilage Should Be Interpreted With Care

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1137-1138

  Saarakkala, Simo ^a   Jurvelin, Jukka S ^b   Zheng, Yong Ping ^c   Nieminen, Heikki J ^b   Töyräs, Juha ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; RABBITS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 34748863528     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.08.015     Document Type: Letter

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