MR imaging of the hip: Normal anatomic variants and imaging pitfalls

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 663-674

  DuBois, David F ^a   Omar, Imran M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrography; Labral anatomy; Labral tears; MRI

Indexed keywords

ACETABULAR LABRAL TEAR; ACETABULAR LABRUM; ACETABULAR LABRUM SHAPE; ACETABULAR OSSIFICATION; ACETABULUM; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE CYST; FEMORAL HERNIA; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; HIP; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; ILIOPSOAS BURSA; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE TENDON; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT CAPSULE; LIGAMENT OF HEAD OF FEMUR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ARTHROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSSIFICATION; PLICA; REVIEW; SUBLABRAL SULCUS; SYNOVIUM; TENDON;

HIP; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 78649527729     PISSN: 10649689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2010.09.003     Document Type: Review

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