Ultrasound of nerve and muscle

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 495-507

  Walker, Francis O ^a   Cartwright, Michael S ^a   Wiesler, Ethan R ^a   Caress, James ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Fasciculation; Imaging; Median artery; Median nerve; Muscle; Nerve motion; Peripheral nerve; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYNAMICS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EID: 1242269796     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2003.10.022     Document Type: Review

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