Normative Cross-Sectional Area of the Brachial Plexus and Subclavian Artery Using Ultrasonography

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 564-570

  Haun, Daniel W ^a   Cho, John C S ^a   Clark, Thomas B ^a   Kettner, Norman W ^a  

^a LOGAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial Plexus; Subclavian Artery; Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Chiropractic; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLAVICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RIB; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949095915     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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