The ulnar nerve at the elbow: An anatomic, sonographic, and histology comparison

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-23

  Thoirs, Kerry ^a   Scutter, Sheila ^b   Wilkinson, Maureen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Elbow; High resolution ultrasound; Ulnar nerve; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0037240071     PISSN: 87564793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756479302239546     Document Type: Article

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