Ultrasound Compared With Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Tears: A Critically Appraised Topic

Seminars in Roentgenology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 196-200

  Kelly, Aine Marie ^a,b   Fessell, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; ULTRASOUND;

ARTHROGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROBABILITY; PUBMED; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TENDON INJURIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 65749101513     PISSN: 0037198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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