Quantitative evaluation of the echo intensity of the median nerve and flexor muscles of the forearm in the young and the elderly

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1014, 2012, Pages

  Li, X ^a   Karmakar, Manoj K ^b   Lee, A ^b   Kwok, W H ^b   Critchley, L A H ^b   Gin, T ^b  

^a The Central Hospital of Minhang District   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FOREARM; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861917232     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/30878012     Document Type: Article

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