MRI for occult physeal fracture detection in children and adolescents

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 467-472

  Gufler, Hubert ^a   Schulze, Christian Georg ^a   Wagner, Sabine ^a   Baumbach, Lutz ^b  

^a ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^b Pediatric Surgery Department Bad Doberan   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epiphysis; Growth plate injury; MRI; Occult fracture; Physis

Indexed keywords

BONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY;

CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; EPIPHYSIS; FRACTURE DETECTION; GROWTH PLATE; OCCULT FRACTURES; PHYSIS; STATISTICAL EVALUATION;

FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EPIPHYSIS; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIPHYSES; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84880650671     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0284185113475606     Document Type: Article

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