High-resolution sonography of compressive neuropathies of the wrist

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 451-461

  Bianchi, Stefano ^a,d   Montet, Xavier ^a   Martinoli, Carlo ^b   Bonvin, Florent ^a   Fasel, Jean ^c  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^d Fondation des Grangettes   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST; WRIST DISEASE;

HUMANS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WRIST;

EID: 9244261067     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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