MRI of the knee: How do field strength and radiologist's experience influence diagnostic accuracy and interobserver correlation in assessing chondral and meniscal lesions and the integrity of the anterior cruciate ligament?

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1519-1528

  Krampla, Wolfgang ^a   Roesel, M ^a   Svoboda, K ^a   Nachbagauer, A ^a   Gschwantler, M ^a   Hruby, W ^a  

^a Donauspital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Field strength; Interobserver correlation; Knee; MRI; Radiologist experience

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CHONDROPATHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349253823     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1298-5     Document Type: Article

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