Role of sonography in the preoperative assessment of neurilemmoma

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-89

  Kuo, Yao Lung ^a   Yao, Wei Jen ^a   Chiu, Haw Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Neurilemmoma; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE; NERVE FASCICLE; NEURILEMOMA; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL APPROACH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

FOREARM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 13244299047     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20085     Document Type: Article

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