Ultrasound measurement of lumbosacral spine in children

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-121

  Lam, Wendy W M ^a   Ai, Victor ^a   Wong, Virginia ^b   Lui, Wai Man ^b   Chan, Fu Luk ^a   Leong, Lilian ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDULLARY CONE; OSCILLATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 1342345283     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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