Normal anatomy, variants and pitfalls on shoulder MRI

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-35

  Rudez, Jasna ^a   Zanetti, Marco ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anatomy histology; Artifacts; Assessment of normal anatomy; Injuries; Joints; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pathology; Shoulder joint

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACTS; ASSESSMENT OF NORMAL ANATOMY; INJURIES; JOINTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SHOULDER JOINT;

SHOULDERS (ROAD);

ACROMION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTIFACT; BUFORD COMPLEX; CLAVICLE; CORACOHUMERAL LIGAMENT; HILL SACHS LESION; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INFERIOR GLENOHUMERAL LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT; MIDDLE GLENOHUMERAL LIGAMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPHYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCAPULA; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER INJURY; SUPERIOR GLENOHUMERAL LIGAMENT; TENDON; TUBERCLE OF ASSAKI;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SHOULDER; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 51349099309     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.02.028     Document Type: Review

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