Ultrasound Applications in Electrodiagnosis

PM and R

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-49

  Boon, Andrea J ^a   Smith, Jay ^a   Harper, C Michel ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEEDLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84862907653     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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