Anatomo-radiological Study of the Superficial musculo-aponeurotic system of the Face

Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 247-253

  Macchi, Veronica ^a   Tiengo, Cesare ^c   Porzionato, Andrea ^a   Stecco, Carla ^a   Galli, Sergio ^a   Vigato, Enrico ^c   Azzena, Bruno ^c   Parenti, Anna ^b   De Caro, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara   (Italy)

^c Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences

Author keywords

CT; Face; MR; SMAS; Subcutaneus tissue

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DERMIS; FACE; FACE MUSCLE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAROTID GLAND; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TENDON;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DERMIS; FACE; FACIAL MUSCLES; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; TENDONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39849090304     PISSN: 11226714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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