Sonography of the normal greater occipital nerve and obliquus capitis inferior muscle

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 299-304

  Cho, John Chin Suk ^a   Haun, Daniel W ^a   Kettner, Norman W ^a   Scali, Frank ^a   Clark, Thomas B ^a  

^a LOGAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Greater occipital nerve; Musculoskeletal sonography; Neck; Obliquus capitis inferior muscle; Peripheral nerves; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NECK MUSCLE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK MUSCLES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953432140     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20693     Document Type: Article

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