How high do the subclavian arteries ascend into the neck? A population study using magnetic resonance imaging

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 452-456

  Farmery, Andrew ^a   Shlugman, D ^a   Anslow, P ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equipment, tubes tracheostomy; Measurement techniques, magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLAVICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOID; HUMAN; LARYNX; LINEAR SYSTEM; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0344837891     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg075     Document Type: Article

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