Verification bias in assessment of the utility of MRI in the diagnosis of cruciate ligament tears

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Nishikawa, Haruo ^a   Imanaka, Yuichi ^a   Sekimoto, Miho ^a   Ikai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Cruciate ligament tear; Diagnosis; MRI; Verification bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT TEAR; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78649717737     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.4189     Document Type: Article

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