Quantitative skeletal muscle ultrasound: Diagnostic value in childhood neuromuscular disease

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 509-516

  Pillen, S ^a   Verrips, A ^b   van Alfen, N ^a   Arts, I M P ^a   Sie, L T L ^a   Zwarts, M J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Myopathy; Neurogenic disorder; Neuromuscular disorders; Sensitivity and specificity; Skeletal muscle; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34250350733     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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