Automated volumetric assessment of the Achilles tendon (AVAT) using a 3D T2 weighted SPACE sequence at 3 T in healthy and pathologic cases

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1612-1617

  Syha, R ^a   Wurslin C ^a   Ketelsen, D ^a   Martirosian, P ^a   Grosse, U ^a   Schick, F ^a   Claussen, C D ^a   Springer, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Contour detection; MRI; Tendinosis; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANKLE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUMETRY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84861635864     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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