Application of magnetic resonance neurography in the evaluation of patients with peripheral nerve pathology

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 299-309

  Filler, Aaron G ^a   Kliot, Michel ^b   Howe, Franklyn A ^b   Hayes, Cecil E ^b   Saunders, Dawn E ^b   Goodkin, Robert ^b   Bell, B Anthony ^b   Winn, H Richard ^b   Griffiths, John R ^b   Tsuruda, Jay S ^b  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

brachial plexus; diagnostic imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; nerve compression syndrome; neurological diagnosis; neuroradiography; peripheral nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROGRAPHY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 9344236516     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.2.0299     Document Type: Article

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