3 Tesla MR neurography - Technique, interpretation, and pitfalls

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1249-1260

  Chhabra, Avneesh ^a   Lee, Pearlene P ^a   Bizzell, Cary ^a   Soldatos, Theodoros ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Tesla MRI; MR neurography; Nerve injuries; Peripheral nerve disorders; Peripheral neuropathies

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE NEUROGRAPHY; NEUROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 81855194100     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: 14322161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-011-1183-6     Document Type: Review

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