Comparison of CT and MRI for diagnosis of suspected scaphoid fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-28

  Mallee, Wouter ^a   Doornberg, Job N ^b   Ring, David ^c   Van Dijk, C Niek ^a   Maas, Mario ^a   Goslings, J Carel ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 78650961090     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01523     Document Type: Article

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