Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1098-1102 , July 2009

Reliability and Size of the Measurement Error when Determining the Cross-Sectional Area of the Tibial Nerve at the Tarsal Tunnel with Ultrasonography

  • Ali M. Alshami

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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  • Craig W. Cairns

      Affiliations

    • Queensland X-ray, Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Bridie K. Wylie

      Affiliations

    • Qscan Radiology Clinics, Windsor, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Tina Souvlis

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Michel W. Coppieters

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Michel W. Coppieters, School of Health and Rehabilitation, Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia.

Received 7 October 2008 ,Revised 8 January 2009 ,Accepted 26 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.01.011

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1098-1102 , July 2009

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