The depiction of the cubital segment of the ulnar nerve by high resolution sonography - Is it a helpful diagnostic tool for the assessment of the cubital tunnel syndrome?;Die ultrasonografische darstellung des nervus ulnaris in seinem kubitalen abschnitt - Ist die sonografie bei der diagnostik des kubitaltunnelsyndroms hilfreich?

Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-17

  Gruber, H ^a   Peer, S ^a  

^a Klinische Abteilung für Radiodiagnostik 1   (Austria)

Author keywords

compression neuropathy; cubital tunnel syndrome; nerve trauma; nerve tumour; sonography

Indexed keywords

CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULNAR NERVE;

CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELBOW; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULNAR NERVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 67149125541     PISSN: 07221819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185285     Document Type: Article

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