Whole body magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of Parsonage Turner syndrome

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 534-539

  Ryan, M ^a   Twair, A ^a   Nelson, E ^a   Brennan, D ^a   Eustace, S ^a  

^a CAPPAGH NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; MRI; Myositis; Neuritis; Whole body MRI

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE; PATIENT TREATMENT;

MYOSITIS; NEURITIS; WHOLE-BODY MRI;

DIAGNOSIS;

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER;

EID: 16544366315     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410006083     Document Type: Article

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