Magnetic resonance imaging signal hyperintensity of neural tissues in diffuse chronic pain syndromes: A pilot study

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 981-984

  Dilley, Andrew ^a   Greening, Ane ^a   Walker Bone, Karen ^a   Good, Catriona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Fibromyalgia; Inflammation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Non specific arm pain; Peripheral nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVOUS TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURONS; PILOT PROJECTS; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81555207452     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.22221     Document Type: Article

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