Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Subchondral Bone and Soft Tissues in Knee Osteoarthritis

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 557-577

  Crema, Michel D ^a,b,c,d   Roemer, Frank W ^a,b,e   Marra, Monica D ^a,b,c   Guermazi, Ali ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Boston Imaging Core Lab BICL   (United States)

^c Institute of Diagnostic Imaging IDI   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone marrow lesions; Knee; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Osteoarthritis; Synovitis

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; BONE EROSION; BURSITIS; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CHONDROMATOSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT PRESSURE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPLITEAL CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOVITIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

BONE AND BONES; BURSA, SYNOVIAL; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 70449475454     PISSN: 0889857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2009.08.003     Document Type: Review

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