Prereferral MRI use in patients with musculoskeletal tumors is not excessive

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 470, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3240-3245

  Martin, Christopher T ^a   Morcuende, Jose ^a   Buckwlter, Joseph A ^a   Miller, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

CASE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSARCOMA; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84867579528     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-012-2394-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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