Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 1319-1326 , November 2010

MR Imaging of total hip arthroplasty: comparison among sequences to study the sciatic nerve at 1.5 T

  • Alberto Tagliafico

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Institute for Cancer Research, 16132 Genoa, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Radiology Department, Santa Corona Hospital, Savona, Italy. Tel.: +39 3479745122.
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  • Andrea Podestà

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, Università di Genova, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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  • Andrea Assini

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, Galliera Hospital, 16128 Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • Leonardo Boccacini

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, Università di Genova, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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  • Giovanni Serafini

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Department, Siemens Medical Solutions, 20100 Milan, Italy
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  • Massimo Calabrese

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Institute for Cancer Research, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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  • Carlo Martinoli

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, Università di Genova, 16132 Genoa, Italy

Received 12 December 2009 ,Revised 29 March 2010 ,Accepted 10 June 2010.

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PII: S0730-725X(10)00166-9

doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2010.06.009

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 1319-1326 , November 2010

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