Qualitative comparison of anatomical microdissection, Sihler's staining and computerized reconstruction methods for visualizing intramuscular nerve branches

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 373-378

  Gülekon, Nadir ^a   Peker, Tuncay ^a   Turgut, Hasan Basri ^a   Anıl, Afitap ^a   Karaköse, Mustafa ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Anatomical dissection; Intramuscular innervation; Staining method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASSETER MUSCLE; MICRODISSECTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE FIBER; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STAINING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE SLICE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 34547113752     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-007-0225-1     Document Type: Article

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