Ultrasonographic reference values for assessing the normal median nerve in adults

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-51

  Cartwright, Michael S ^a   Shin, Hae W ^a   Passmore, Leah V ^a   Walker, Francis O ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve; Nerve entrapments; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR DIGITORUM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBRICAL MUSCLE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROPATHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 58149333680     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2008.00256.x     Document Type: Article

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