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The hyperchoic rim of the normal nerve in ultrasound: how significant is it?

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  1. Riabilitazione ad Alta Intensità, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Daniele Coraci, Claudia Loreti & Luca Padua

  2. Rehabilitation Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy

    Silvia Giovannini

  3. IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan, Italy

    Francesco Ruggeri

  4. Department of Geriatrics, Neurosciences and Orthopaedics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

    Luca Padua

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Coraci, D., Giovannini, S., Loreti, C. et al. The hyperchoic rim of the normal nerve in ultrasound: how significant is it?. Neurol Sci 41, 2985–2987 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04405-6

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