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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Elbow

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Abstract

Elbow injuries are common, especially in the athlete, and can be basically classified into acute or chronic injuries. The following discussion of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the elbow will address variations in normal anatomy that represent pitfalls in imaging diagnosis, and commonly encountered osseous and soft-tissue pathology.

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  1. University of California, San Diego, and VAHCS, CA, USA

    C. Chung

  2. Musculoskeletal Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    L. Steinbach

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Balgrist, Zurich, Switzerland

    J. Hodler

  2. Kantonsspital, Institut für Radiologie, Winterthur, Switzerland

    Ch. L. Zollikofer

  3. Universitätsspital Nuklearmedizin, Zurich, Switzerland

    G. K. von Schulthess

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Chung, C., Steinbach, L. (2005). Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Elbow. In: Hodler, J., Zollikofer, C.L., von Schulthess, G.K. (eds) Musculoskeletal Diseases. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0339-3_2

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