Ultrasound Characteristics of Needles for Regional Anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 440-447

  Maecken, Tim ^a   Zenz, Michael ^a   Grau, Thomas ^a  

^a Intensive Care   (Germany)

Author keywords

Needle visibility; Regional anesthesia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ARTIFACTS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NEEDLES; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 35348947950     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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