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Musculoskeletal radiology

Variations of the ulnar nerve in Guyon's canal: in vivo demonstration using ultrasound and 3 T MRI

Mamoru Niitsu Department of Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Naomi Kokubo Department of Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
&
Shoko Nojima Department of Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 939-946 | Accepted 14 Jun 2010, Published online: 25 Aug 2010

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