Gadolinium-enhanced preoperative MRI scans as a prognostic parameter in scaphoid nonunion

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-28

  Megerle, K ^a,b   Worg, H ^a   Christopoulos, G ^a   Schmitt, R ^a   Krimmer, H ^a  

^a Clinic for Hand Surgery   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone graft; Gadolinium; MRI; Nonunion; Reconstruction; Scaphoid

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BONE SCREW; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAPHOID BONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SCAPHOID BONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952860099     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193410375776     Document Type: Article

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