Athletic pubalgia and "sports hernia": Optimal MR imaging technique and findings

Radiographics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1415-1438

  Omar, Imran M ^a   Zoga, Adam C ^b   Kavanagh, Eoin C ^c   Franzcr, George Koulouris ^d   Bergin, Diane ^b   Gopez, Angela G ^b   Morrison, William B ^b   Meyers, William C ^e  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d Gold Coast Medical Imaging   (Australia)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 70349570583     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.285075217     Document Type: Article

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