The use of ultrasound for lumbar spinous process identification: A pilot study

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 817-822

  Halpern, Stephen H ^a   Banerjee, Arnab ^b   Stocche, Renato ^b   Glanc, Phyllis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79952034359     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-010-9337-x     Document Type: Article

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