Radial tear of the medial meniscal root: Reliability and accuracy of MRI for diagnosis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-85

  So, Yeon Lee ^a   Jee, Won Hee ^a   Kim, Jung Man ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Knee; Meniscal root; Meniscus; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 46849115831     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2945     Document Type: Article

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