Diagnostic value of real-time sonoelastography in congenital muscular torticollis

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 721-727

  Kwon, Dong Rak ^a   Park, Gi Young ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Color histogram; Sonoelastography; Sternocleidomastoid muscle; Torticollis

Indexed keywords

COLOR; GRAPHIC METHODS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

COLOR HISTOGRAM; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; RESIDUAL MASS; SONOELASTOGRAPHY; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLES; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOMES;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL TORTICOLLIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864230710     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.5.721     Document Type: Article

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