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Oblique axial MR imaging of the normal anterior cruciate ligament bundles

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The work described in this paper was partially supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No.SEG_CUHK02 ).

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  1. Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong

    Alex Wing Hung Ng, James F. Griffith & Anil T. Ahuja

  2. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Kan Yip Law & Kai Ming Chan

  3. Department of Anatomy, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    James W. M. Ting & George L. Tipoe

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Ng, A.W.H., Griffith, J.F., Law, K.Y. et al. Oblique axial MR imaging of the normal anterior cruciate ligament bundles. Skeletal Radiol 40, 1587–1594 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-011-1208-1

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