Comparison of the accuracy rates of 3-T and 1.5-T MRI of the knee in the diagnosis of meniscal tear

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 509-514

  Grossman, Jeffrey W ^a,b   De Smet, Arthur A ^a   Shinki, Kazuhiko ^c  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Accuracy; Knee; Meniscal tear; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149172452     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.2101     Document Type: Article

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