Diagnostic Sonography of Peripheral Nerves: Indications, Examination Techniques and Pathological Findings;Diagnostische Sonografie peripherer Nerven: Indikationen, Techniken und Pathologien

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 242-266

  Kopf, H ^a   Loizides, A ^b   Mostbeck, G H ^a,c   Gruber, H ^b  

^a WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c Institut für Röntgendiagnostik   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NERVE COMPRESSION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79958042330     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1273309     Document Type: Article

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