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The Female Athlete

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Nuclear Medicine and Radiologic Imaging in Sports Injuries

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Abstract

Women participation in sports increased dramatically in the last century, especially in the last quarter. Women are now involved more in competitive athletics and other vigorous exercise programs, and women of all ages are exercising earlier in life and with greater intensity. This mass participation in sports resulted in dramatic increase in certain sports-related musculoskeletal injuries among women which their incidences and locations differ according to the type of sports.

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Abbreviations

ACJ:

Acromioclavicular joint

ACL:

Anterior cruciate ligament

BMD:

Bone mineral density

BMI:

Body mass index

CNS:

Central nervous system

CPSC:

Consumer Product Safety Commission

CT:

Computerized axial tomography

CTA:

Computerized tomographic arthrography

FDG:

Fluorinated deoxyglucose

Ga-DTPA:

Gadolinium

IBS:

Isotope bone scanning

ITB:

Iliotibial band

MDP:

Methyl diphosphonate

MHz:

Megahertz

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

MTSS:

Medial tibial stress syndrome

NCAA:

National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury

PET:

Positron emission tomography

Q-angle:

Quadriceps angle

SPECT:

Single-photon emission computed tomography

TBI:

Traumatic brain injury

US:

Ultrasound

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