UTE-T2* mapping detects sub-clinical meniscus injury after anterior cruciate ligament tear

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 486-494

  Williams, A ^a   Qian, Y ^b   Golla, S ^a,c   Chu, C R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Meniscus; MRI; Osteoarthritis; UTE

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE DEGENERATION; ULTRASHORT ECHO TIME ENHANCED T2 MAPPING; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84860535859     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: 15229653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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