Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Postoperative Meniscus

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 522-530

  Vance, Kennan ^a   Meredick, Richard ^a   Schweitzer, Mark E ^b   Lubowitz, James H ^a  

^a Taos Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance arthrography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meniscectomy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTHROGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ARTHROGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROGRAPHY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ARTHROGRAPHY; MALE; MENISCAL TRANSPLANTATION; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTHROGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 67349237300     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.08.013     Document Type: Review

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