MR imaging of brachial plexus

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-125

  Todd, Michael ^a   Shah, Gaurang V ^a,b   Mukherji, Suresh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; MR imaging; Neoplasm; Trauma; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ARM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METASTASIS; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE ROOT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; THORACIC SPINE;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 3342984113     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rmr.0000133527.08367.e0     Document Type: Review

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