Ultrashort echo time MR imaging of osteochondral junction of the knee at 3 T: Identification of anatomic structures contributing to signal intensity

Radiology

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 837-845

  Bae, Won C ^a   Dwek, Jerry R ^a   Znamirowski, Richard ^a   Statum, Sheronda M ^a   Hermida, Juan C ^c   D'Lima, Darryl D ^c   Sah, Robert L ^b   Du, Jiang ^a   Chung, Christine B ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASHORT ECHO TIME NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA;

EID: 77950263339     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.09081743     Document Type: Article

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