The use of magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate the accuracy of a handheld ultrasound machine in localizing the sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 413-416

  Sites, Brian D ^a   Gallagher, John D ^a   Tomek, Ivan ^a   Cheung, Yvonne ^a   Beach, Michael L ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; MRI; Nerve block; Popliteal; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SKIN; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PRONE POSITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPINE POSITION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 4544320660     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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