Normative cross-sectional area of the C5-C8 nerve roots using ultrasonography

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1422-1430

  Haun, Daniel W ^a   Cho, John C S ^a   Kettner, Norman W ^a  

^a LOGAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-COEFFICIENT; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; REFERENCE RANGE;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; VENTRAL ROOT;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 77956041713     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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