Cervical nerve root avulsion in brachial plexus injuries: Magnetic resonance imaging classification and comparison with myelography and computerized tomography myelography

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 96, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 277-284

  Doi, Kazuteru ^a   Otsuka, Ken ^a   Okamoto, Yukinori ^a   Fujii, Hiroshi ^a   Hattori, Yasunori ^a   Baliarsing, Amresh S ^a  

^a Ogori Daiichi General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus avulsion; Computerized tomography myelography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myelography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYELOGRAPHY; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NERVE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036129852     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2002.96.3.0277     Document Type: Article

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