Ultrasound in Neuromuscular Disorders

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 80-85

  Katzberg, Hans D ^a   Bril, Vera ^a   Breiner, Ari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Myopathy; Neuromuscular; Neuropathy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD FLOW; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE INJURY; MYOPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; NORMAL VALUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; POLYNEUROPATHY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE;

HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84962776531     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000234     Document Type: Review

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