Dynamic Visualization of the Coracoacromial Ligament by Ultrasound

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1242-1248

  Wang, Yi Chian ^a   Wang, Hsing Kuo ^b   Chen, Wen Shiang ^a   Wang, Tyng Guey ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b School of Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Rotator cuff; Shoulder impingement syndrome; Supraspinatus; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL SETTINGS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; DYNAMIC VISUALIZATION; HAWKINS; HIGH RESOLUTION; IMAGING MODALITY; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SUPRASPINATUS; TESTING PROTOCOLS; THROWING MOTION;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; LIGAMENTS; ROTATION; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

SHOULDERS (ROAD);

ABDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORACOACROMIAL LIGAMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGAMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650236155     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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