Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 58-64 , January 2007

Non-traumatic peroneal nerve palsy: MRI findings

  • J.Y. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology St Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Paldal-gu, Suwon city, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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  • Y.K. Ihn

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology St Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Paldal-gu, Suwon city, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: Y.K. Ihn, Department of Radiology, St Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 93-6 Chi-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 442-723, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82-31-249-7491; fax: +82-31-247-5713.
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  • J.S. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Paldal-gu, Suwon city, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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  • K.A. Chun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Geumo-dong, Uijeongbu city, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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  • M.S. Sung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Holy Family Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Sosa-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon city, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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  • K.H. Cho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam Univ. Medical Center, Nam-gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea

Received 10 March 2006 ,Revised 11 July 2006 ,Accepted 28 July 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00309-6

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.07.013

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 58-64 , January 2007

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