Accuracy of abnormal paraspinal muscle findings on contrast-enhanced MR images as indirect signs of unilateral cervical root-avulsion injury

Radiology

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 397-402

  Hayashi, Naoto ^a   Masumoto, Tomohiko ^a   Abe, Osamu ^a   Aoki, Shigeki ^a   Ohtomo, Kuni ^a   Tajiri, Yasuhito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Muscles, denervation; Muscles, MR; Nerves, injuries; Nerves, roots

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BACK MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE MASS; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036242085     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2232010857     Document Type: Article

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