Articular Cartilage in the Knee: Current MR imaging techniques and applications in clinical practice and research

Radiographics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-61

  Crema, Michel D ^a,b,c   Roemer, Frank W ^a,d   Marra, Monica D ^a,b   Burstein, Deborah ^e   Gold, Garry E ^f   Eckstein, Felix ^g,h   Baum, Thomas ⁱ   Mosher, Timothy J ^j   Carrino, John A ^k   Guermazi, Ali ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Institute of Diagnostic Imaging   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^h Chondrometrics   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; HUMAN; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 79953802487     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.311105084     Document Type: Article

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