The carpal tunnel: Ultrasound display of normal imaging anatomy and pathology

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-113

  Jayaraman, Sundar ^a   Naidich, Thomas P ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BLOOD VESSEL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BONE DISEASES; CARPAL BONES; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 2642521169     PISSN: 10525149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2003.12.001     Document Type: Review

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