The value of ultrasonography in the detection of meniscal tears diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-20

  Park, Gi Young ^a   Kim, Jong Min ^b   Lee, Sung Moon ^b   Lee, Michael Y ^c  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Meniscal Tears; MRI; Ultrasonography; Uninjured Knees

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 37549018469     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31815e643a     Document Type: Article

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