Imaging of neuropathies about the ankle and foot

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 344-356

  Martinoli, Carlo ^a   Court Payen, Michel ^b   Michaud, Johan ^c   Padua, Luca ^d,e   Altafini, Luisa ^a   Marchetti, Alessandra ^a   Perez, Maribel Miguel ^f   Valle, Maura ^g   Hovgaard, Claus ^b   Haugegaard, Micael ^b   Tagliafico, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Gildhoj Private Hospital   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ankle and foot neuropathies; Deep peroneal nerve; Interdigital nerves; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nerve disorders; Plantar nerves; Superficial peroneal nerve; Sural nerve; Tibial nerve; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOOT; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; PATHOLOGY; PERONEUS NERVE; REVIEW; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANKLE; FOOT; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PERONEAL NERVE; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 77953645838     PISSN: 10897860     EISSN: 1098898X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1254523     Document Type: Article

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