Nerves in a pinch: Imaging of nerve compression syndromes

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 221-245

  Hochman, Mary G ^a   Zilberfarb, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; MEDIAN NERVE; METATARSALGIA; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 1442336533     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-8389(03)00162-3     Document Type: Review

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