Clinical significance of intramuscular cysts in the rotator cuff and their relationship to full- And partial-thickness rotator cuff tears

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 719-724

  Manvar, Ankur M ^a   Kamireddi, Ajay ^b   Bhalani, Sheetal M ^b   Major, Nancy M ^a,b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramuscular cyst; MRI; Rotator cuff tear; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 63049138338     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.3727     Document Type: Article

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