Sonoanatomy of the lumbar spine of pregnant women at term

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 581-585

  Borges, Bruno C R ^a   Wieczoreck, Paul ^a   Balki, Mrinalini ^a   Carvalho, Jose C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549205244     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181bfbe99     Document Type: Article

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