Contribution of ultrasound in a neurophysiological lab in diagnosing nerve impairment: A one-year systematic assessment

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1410-1416

  Padua, L ^a,b   Aprile, I ^a,b   Pazzaglia, C ^a,b   Frasca, G ^a   Caliandro, P ^b   Tonali, P ^a,b   Martinoli, C ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Mononeuropathy; Nerve entrapment; Neurophysiology; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE TUMOR; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34248222813     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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