Imaging Diagnosis of Sports Injury.
10.5124/jkma.2010.53.7.615
- Author:
Young Cheol YOON
1
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Samsung medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ycyoon@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Sports medicine;
Radiology;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Computed tomography;
Ultrasound
- MeSH:
Athletic Injuries;
Delivery of Health Care;
Health Expenditures;
Humans;
Incidence;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Nuclear Medicine;
Sports;
Sports Medicine
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2010;53(7):615-622
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Increased number of population participating in sports results in unavoidably increase of incidence of sports injury. It also causes a rise of total healthcare expenditure. Because the technology of a variety of imaging modalities and treatment for sports injury is rapidly developed, an up-to-date knowledge on technology is critical for the sports physician. Advances in areas of nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasonography, and multi-detector computed tomography, provides a variety of options to physician in the process of patient evaluation. Therefore, they should be aware of strength, limitation, indications, contraindications, and diagnostic accuracy of diagnostic tools.
