US imaging of the musculocutaneous nerve

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 609-616

  Tagliafico, Alberto Stefano ^a   Michaud, Johan ^b   Marchetti, Alessandra ^c   Garello, Isabella ^c   Padua, Luca ^d,e   Martinoli, Carlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Imaging; Injuries; MR; Musculocutaneous; Nerve; Pathology; US

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; LIMB; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE NEUROPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMA; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES;

EID: 79953878939     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-010-1046-6     Document Type: Article

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