title: The radiologic diagnosis of quadriceps tendon rupture.
abstract: This paper reviews the pathophysiological mechanism of quadriceps tendon rupture and its diagnosis by means of medical imaging including radiography, sonography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI findings are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Spector
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: DiMarcangelo
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jacoby
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography