The effect of magnification on sonographically measured nerve cross-sectional area

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-34

  Jelsing, Elena J ^a   Presley, James C ^b   Maida, Eugene ^b   Hangiandreou, Nicholas J ^b   Smith, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Cross sectional area; Peripheral nerve; Posterior interosseous nerve ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CARPAL BONE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARPAL BONES; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84916900284     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.24274     Document Type: Article

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