Abnormalities of the lesser tuberosity on radiography and MRI: Association with subscapularis tendon lesions

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-106

  Studler, Ueli ^a   Pfirrmann, Christian W A ^a   Jost, Bernhard ^a   Rousson, Valentin ^b   Hodler, Juerg ^a   Zanetti, Marco ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arthrography; MRI; Radiography; Shoulder; Sports medicine; Subscapularis tendon; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE CYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SHOULDER INJURY; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSCAPULARIS TENDON; SUBSCAPULARIS TENDON INJURY; TENDON; TENDON INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDON INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46849094937     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.3056     Document Type: Article

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