Magnetic resonance neurography in children with birth-related brachial plexus injury

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-163

  Smith, Alice B ^a,b   Gupta, Nalin ^a   Strober, Jonathan ^a   Chin, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injury; Infants; Magnetic resonance neurography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE NEUROGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38049021105     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0665-0     Document Type: Article

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