MR imaging of synovial disorders of the knee

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-325

  Chung, Christine B ^a,b   Boucher, Ronald ^c   Resnick, Donald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

knee; MR imaging; synovial processes; synovitis; synovium

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNOVIAL BURSA; SYNOVITIS; SYNOVIUM;

BURSA, SYNOVIAL; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASMS, CONNECTIVE TISSUE; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 75549084008     PISSN: 10897860     EISSN: 1098898X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1242186     Document Type: Article

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