Routine 3D magnetic resonance imaging of joints

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 758-771

  Kijowski, Richard ^a   Gold, Garry E ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Isotropic resolution; MRI; Musculoskeletal; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CARTILAGE INJURY; CHONDROPATHY; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; JOINT EXAMINATION; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SYNOVIAL FLUID; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; CARTILAGE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; JOINTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 79953243450     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22342     Document Type: Review

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