Magnetic resonance imaging of the meniscus

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-173

  Rosas, Humberto G ^a   De Smet, Arthur A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Meniscus; MRI

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROGRAPHY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TIBIA;

HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCI, TIBIAL;

EID: 77951758131     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RMR.0b013e3181d657d1     Document Type: Review

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