How I diagnose meniscal tears on knee MRI

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 181-499

  De Smet, Arthur A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee; Meniscal anatomy; Meniscal tear; MRI; Normal variants

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; BONE MARROW EDEMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865581640     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.12.8663     Document Type: Review

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