Anatomical study of phrenic nerve using ultrasound
| Autor: | Hervé Cotten, Clarissa Canella, Antoine Moraux, Xavier Demondion, Arnaud Delebarre, Anne Cotten |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male Models Anatomic medicine.medical_specialty Cervical Artery Sensitivity and Specificity Young Adult Cadaver medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Aged Ultrasonography Phrenic nerve Neuroradiology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Ultrasound Reproducibility of Results Interventional radiology General Medicine Anatomy Middle Aged Phrenic Nerve medicine.anatomical_structure Cervical Vertebrae Female Radiology business Cervical vertebrae |
| Zdroj: | European Radiology. 20:659-665 |
| ISSN: | 1432-1084 0938-7994 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00330-009-1579-z |
| Popis: | To demonstrate whether ultrasonography may allow a precise assessment of the course and relations of the phrenic nerve in its cervical portion. This study, initially undertaken in five cadavers, was followed by high-resolution ultrasonographic study in 20 volunteers (40 nerves) by two radiologists in consensus. The location, course and relations of the phrenic nerve to the adjacent anatomical structures were analysed. The phrenic nerve could be nicely identified through the majority of its course by high-resolution ultrasonography. Useful anatomic landmarks for the detection of the nerve could be defined; these include the transverse cervical and ascending cervical arteries. Some anatomical variations were observed. Knowledge of the nerve’s precise location, which may demonstrate individual variations, may have useful clinical applications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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