Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , January 2010

Effectiveness of multidetector computed tomography arthrography for the diagnosis of shoulder pathology: Comparison with magnetic resonance imaging with arthroscopic correlation

  • Joo Han Oh, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Jae Yoon Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jae Yoon Kim, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-755, Korea.
    • ,
  • Jung-Ah Choi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Woo Sung Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daejin Medical Center, Seongnam, Korea

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PII: S1058-2746(09)00222-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.04.012

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , January 2010

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