PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 5 , Pages 490-495 , May 2009

Shoulder Ultrasound vs MRI for Rotator Cuff Pathology

  • Sharlene A. Teefey, MD (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic Ultrasound, Abdominal Imaging Section, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO†
    • ,
  • Brian Petersen, MD (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO‡
    • ,
  • Heidi Prather, DO (Senior Editor)

      Affiliations

    • Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8233, St Louis, MO 63110§
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: H.P.

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    Sharlene Teefey, MD, Responds
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PII: S1934-1482(09)00380-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.03.013

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Volume 1, Issue 5 , Pages 490-495 , May 2009

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