Imaging assessment of thoracic outlet syndrome

Radiographics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1735-1750

  Demondion, Xavier ^a,b   Herbinet, Pascal ^a   Van Sint Jan, Serge ^c   Boutry, Nathalie ^a   Chantelot, Christophe ^a   Cotten, Anne ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 34250379868     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.266055079     Document Type: Review

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