Science to practice: Can MR imaging be used to predict the degree and prognosis of peripheral nerve injuries?

Radiology

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 301-302

  Pfirrmann, Christian W A ^a  

^a ORTHOPEDIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BALGRIST   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; ANIMAL; INJURY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RAT;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE DENERVATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RATS;

EID: 44449113220     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2472072162     Document Type: Short Survey

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