Ultrasound of the shoulder: Asymptomatic findings in men

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Girish, Gandikota ^a   Lobo, Lucas G ^a   Jacobson, Jon A ^a   Morag, Yoav ^a   Miller, Bruce ^a   Jamadar, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic findings; Musculoskeletal ultrasound; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; AWARENESS; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER DISEASE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SYNOVIAL BURSA; TENDINITIS;

ADULT; AGED; BURSITIS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 80053243616     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.11.6971     Document Type: Article

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