Ultrasound visibility of regional anesthesia catheters: an in vitro study

BackgroundUltrasound subjective visibility of in-plane needles is correlated with the intensity difference between the needle surface and the background. Regional anesthesia catheters are difficult to visualize by an ultrasound. In the present study, we investigated the ultrasound visibility of the...

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Main Authors: Junji Takatani, Naozumi Takeshima, Kentaro Okuda, Tetsuya Uchino, Takayuki Noguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2012-07-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-63-59.pdf