Echotexture and correlated histologic analysis of peripheral nerves important in regional anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 382-386

  Lee, Sang Hoon ^a   Lee, Sang Heon ^b   Chan, Vincent W S ^c   Lee, Jung Ok ^d   Kim, Hyoung Ihl ^d,e  

^a Madi Pain Management Center   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Presbyterian Medical Center   (South Korea)

^e Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOTEXTURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE DIAMETER; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79960019902     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e318217a7a0     Document Type: Article

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