Evolution of femoral condylar ossification at MR imaging: Frequency and patient age distribution

Radiology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 880-888

  Jans, Lennart B O ^a   Jaremko, Jacob L ^b   Ditchfield, Michael ^b   Verstraete, Koenraad L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARTILAGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSSIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; FEMUR; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79952298816     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10101103     Document Type: Review

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