Detection of differential gliding characteristics of the flexor digitorum superficialis tendon and subsynovial connective tissue using color doppler sonographic imaging

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-155

  Oh, Sangho ^a   Belohlavek, Marek ^a   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Osamura, Naoki ^a   Zobitz, Mark E ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a,b  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Color Doppler imaging; Doppler sonography; Subsynovial connective tissue; Synovium

Indexed keywords

CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; DOPPLER EFFECT; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MUSCLE; PROBES; SONOCHEMISTRY;

CARPAL TUNNEL; COLOR DOPPLER SONOGRAPHIC IMAGING; SONOGRAPHY MACHINE; SUBSYNOVIAL CONNECTIVE TISSUE (SSCT);

TENDONS;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL BONE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS TENDON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SYNOVIUM; TENDON; WRIST;

EID: 33846668443     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.2.149     Document Type: Article

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