Synovial recesses of the knee: MR imaging review of anatomical and pathological features

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-328

  Fenn, S ^a   Datir, A ^b   Saifuddin, A ^b,c,d  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Alliance Medical Imaging Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee joint; MRI; Plicae; Synovium

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ANATOMY; CHONDROMATOSIS; CYST; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; GANGLION CYST; GOUT; HEMANGIOMA; HEMARTHROSIS; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS CYST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDROMA; PATELLA; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED VILLONODULAR SYNOVITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; SYNOVIAL CYST; SYNOVIUM; TIBIA;

HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 67349115210     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-008-0570-0     Document Type: Review

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