Quantitative evaluation of the tibial tunnel after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using diffusion weighted and dynamic contrast enhanced MRI: A follow-up feasibility study

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 569-574

  Rupreht, Mitja ^a   Jevtič, Vladimir ^b   Serša, Igor ^c   Vogrin, Matja ^a   Šeruga, Toma ^a   Jevšek, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

ACL graft; Diffusion weighted MRI; Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI; Healing; MRI

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHANCED IMAGING; ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; ENHANCEMENT GRADIENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REGION OF INTEREST; TIBIAL TUNNEL EDEMA; TIBIAL TUNNEL VASCULARITY; VASCULARIZATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; EDEMA; GRAFT SURVIVAL; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RUPTURE; TIBIA; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; EDEMA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM DTPA; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RUPTURE; TIBIA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84863567444     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: 14322161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-011-1256-6     Document Type: Article

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