Correlation between ultrasound imaging, cross-sectional anatomy, and histology of the brachial plexus a review

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 490-497

  Van Geffen, Geert J ^a   Moayeri, Nizar ^b   Bruhn, Jörgen ^a   Scheffer, Gert J ^a   Chan, Vincent W ^c   Groen, Gerbrand J ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLAVICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING; NEUROANATOMY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 74549126635     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181add8a3     Document Type: Review

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