Magnetic resonance arthrography including ABER view in diagnosing partial-thickness tears of the rotator cuff: Accuracy, and inter- and intra-observer agreements

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 194-201

  Jung, Joon Yong ^a   Jee, Won Hee ^a   Chun, Ho Jong ^a   Ahn, Myeong Im ^a   Kim, Yang Soo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ABER; MR arthrography; Partial thickness tear; Rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

ARTHROGRAPHY; EXTERNAL ROTATION; INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT; INTRAOBSERVER AGREEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ARTHROGRAPHY; MCNEMAR; MEAN AGES; MR IMAGES; MR IMAGING; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; ROC CURVES; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER PAIN; UNIVARIATE; Z-SCORES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TENDONS;

ROTATION;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 76749158456     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841850903300298     Document Type: Article

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