MR Imaging of Synovial Disorders of the Knee: An Update

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1017-1031

  Frick, Matthew A ^a   Wenger, Doris E ^a   Adkins, Mark ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROMATOSIS; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PIGMENTED VILLONODULAR SYNOVITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHONDROMATOSIS, SYNOVIAL; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASMS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVITIS, PIGMENTED VILLONODULAR;

EID: 35548932815     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2007.08.008     Document Type: Review

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