Three-dimensional MR myelography of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1733-1742

  Gasparotti, Roberto ^a   Ferraresi, Stefano ^b   Pinelli, Lorenzo ^a   Crispino, Mario ^a   Pavia, Marco ^a   Bonetti, Matteo ^a   Garozzo, Debora ^b   Manara, Ornella ^b   Chiesa, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Magnetic resonance, three dimensional; Spine, injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; SCREENING TEST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGOCELE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0031545917     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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