Pain related to rotator cuff abnormalities: MRI findings without clinical significance

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1286-1299

  Bencardino, Jenny T ^a   Beltran, Luis S ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

MR imaging; Pitfall, variants; Rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTHROGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; LIGAMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATOR CUFF;

ARTHROGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDICS; PAIN; RADIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATOR CUFF;

EID: 77952810757     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22145     Document Type: Review

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