Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1422-1430 , September 2010

Normative Cross-Sectional Area of the C5-C8 Nerve Roots Using Ultrasonography

Received 29 December 2009 ,Revised 8 April 2010 ,Accepted 14 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.05.012

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1422-1430 , September 2010

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