Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 805-812 , July 2008

MRI features of three paediatric intra-articular synovial lesions: a comparative study

  • J.H. Kan

      Affiliations

    • Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: J.H. Kan, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Radiology, 2200 Children's Way, Suite 1421, Nashville, TN 37211, USA. Tel.: +1 615 936 4948; fax: +1 615 936 4949.
    • ,
  • M. Hernanz-Schulman

      Affiliations

    • Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA
    • ,
  • B.M. Damon

      Affiliations

    • Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
    • ,
  • Chang Yu

      Affiliations

    • Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
    • ,
  • S.A. Connolly

      Affiliations

    • Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, IL, USA

Received 22 February 2007 ,Revised 30 May 2007 ,Accepted 25 June 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(08)00038-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.06.013

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 805-812 , July 2008

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