Clinical sonopathology for the regional anesthesiologist: Part 1: Vascular and neural

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-280

  Sites, Brian D ^a   MacFarlane, Alan J R ^b   Sites, Vincent R ^c   Naraghi, Ali M ^d   Chan, Vincent W S ^d   Antonakakis, John G ^e   Singh, Mandeep ^d   Brull, Richard ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE TUMOR; NEURITIS; NEUROPATHY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SONOPATHOLOGY; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANEURYSM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSELS; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; NEURITIS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77952406722     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181ddd1f8     Document Type: Article

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