Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in Musculoskeletal Radiology: Applications in Trauma, Tumors, and Inflammation

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-275

  Bley, Thorsten A ^a   Wieben, Oliver ^a,b   Uhl, Markus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Musculoskeletal radiology; Osteomyelitis; Trauma; Tumor

Indexed keywords

AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE TUMOR; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OSTEOMYELITIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

BONE NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFLAMMATION; MUSCLE NEOPLASMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 65249096618     PISSN: 10649689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2009.01.005     Document Type: Review

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