Advanced MR Imaging of the Cruciate Ligaments

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1003-1016

  Roberts, Catherine C ^a   Towers, Jeffrey D ^b   Spangehl, Mark J ^a   Carrino, John A ^c   Morrison, William B ^d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; HUMAN; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 35548987851     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2007.08.007     Document Type: Review

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