Articular cartilage thickness measured with us is not as easy as it appears: A systematic review of measurement techniques and image interpretation

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-61

  Torp Pedersen, S ^a   Bartels, E M ^a   Wilhjelm, J ^b   Bliddal, H ^a  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

anatomy; cartilage; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CATTLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79951502954     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245386     Document Type: Article

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