Ultrasound of peripheral nerves in acromegaly: Changes at 1-year follow-up

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-225

  Resmini, Eugenia ^b   Tagliafico, Alberto ^c   Nizzo, Raffaella ^a   Bianchi, Federico ^b   Minuto, Francesco ^b   Derchi, Lorenzo ^c   Martinoli, Carlo ^c   Ferone, Diego ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR)   (Italy)

^c Department of Radiology 'r' ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULNAR NERVE;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650337264     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03468.x     Document Type: Article

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