Application of sonoelastography to regional anaesthesia: A descriptive study with the thiel embalmed cadaver model

Ultrasound

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-48

  Munirama, S ^a   Mcleod, G A ^a   Eisma, R ^b   Schwab, A ^b   Corner, G ^a   Soames, R ^a   Cochran, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Regional anaesthesia; Sonoelastography; Theil cadaver

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856779490     PISSN: 1742271X     EISSN: 17431344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ult.2011.011039     Document Type: Article

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