Anterior cruciate ligament volume: Analysis of gender differences

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 218-223

  Fayad, Laura M ^a,c   Rosenthal, Elan H ^b   Morrison, William B ^b   Carrino, John A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D imaging; Anterior cruciate ligament; Internal derangement; Knee; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 37849017128     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21239     Document Type: Article

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