An MRI-based technique for assessment of lower extremity deformities - Reproducibility, accuracy, and clinical application

European Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1497-1505

  Hinterwimmer, Stefan ^a,b   Graichen, Heiko ^a,c   Vogl, Thomas J ^a   Abolmaali, Nasreddin ^a,d  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Asklepios Orthopedic Surgery Lindenlohe   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone measurement; Comparative study; Magnetic resonance; Phantom; Spatial distortion correction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; LEG MALFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOMETRY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIBIA TORSION; VALGUS KNEE; VALIDATION STUDY; VARUS KNEE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; JOINT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; LEG BONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 45849107975     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-0896-y     Document Type: Article

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