Computed tomographic measurement of gluteal subcutaneous fat thickness in reference to failure of gluteal intramuscular injections

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 72-75

  Burbridge, Brent E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Intramuscular injections; Subcutaneous fat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THICKNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BUTTOCKS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEEDLES; SEX FACTORS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247254935     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 08465371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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