Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 196-200 , July 2009

Ultrasound Compared With Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Tears: A Critically Appraised Topic

  • Aine Marie Kelly, MD, MS, MRCP, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Department of Radiology, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Aine Marie Kelly, MD, MS, MRCP, FRCR, Division of Cardiothoracic Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, B1 132K Taubman Center, 1500 E Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0030
    • ,
  • David Fessell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

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 Funded in part by the GE-AUR Radiology Research Academic Fellowship.

PII: S0037-198X(09)00030-3

doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2009.03.013

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 196-200 , July 2009

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