Traction injuries of the brachial plexus: Signal intensity changes of the posterior cervical paraspinal muscles on MRI

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 790-795

  Uetani, Masataka ^a   Hayashi, Kuniaki ^a   Hashmi, Rashid ^a   Nakahara, Nobuya ^a   Aso, Nobuya ^a   Ito, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Avulsion, nerve root; Brachial plexus, wounds and injuries; Denervation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Muscles

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MUSCLE;

AVULSION, NERVE ROOT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS, WOUND AND INJURY; DENERVATION; INTENSITY CHANGE; MR SIGNALS; MR-IMAGES; PARASPINAL MUSCLES; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOCELE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031474196     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199709000-00026     Document Type: Article

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