Chapter
The Brachial Plexus
Abstract
The brachial plexus is one of the more challenging anatomical components of the peripheral nervous system to master, even before one picks up a transducer. The significant variation in the formation and arrangement of the plexus makes detailed anatomical knowledge essential to a complete ultrasound study. Ultrasound with its dynamic multiplanar high resolution capabilities allows the examiner to transform the acquired two-dimensional (2-D) …
Authors
O’Neill J; Dobranowski J
Book title
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Pagination
pp. 313-326
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2008
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-76610-2_13