Ultrasound of the elbow: A systematic approach using bony landmarks

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 919-922

  De Maeseneer, Michel ^a   Marcelis, Stefaan ^b   Cattrysse, Erik ^c   Shahabpour, Maryam ^a   De Smet, Kristof ^a   De Mey, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Sint Andriesziekenhuis   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bony landmarks; Elbow; Imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANATOMIC LANDMARK; CALCIFICATION; ELBOW; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; IMAGING; LIGAMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLECRANON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TENDON; ULNAR NERVE; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ELBOW; FIDUCIAL MARKERS; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; ULNA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84860003970     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.01.117     Document Type: Review

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