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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2023

Ultrasonic visualization technique for anatomical and functional analyses of the sciatic nerve in rats.

Xiao-Dong Xu, Lei Lin, Yu-Bei Qiu, Bang-Wei Zeng, Ye Chen, Jun-Le Liu, Cai-Hong Ye, Jia-Li Wang, Pei-Chang Liu, Liang-Cheng Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Xiao-Dong Xu *Department of Anesthesiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Lei Lin *Department of Anesthesiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Yu-Bei Qiu *School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Bang-Wei ZengAdministration Department of Nosocomial Infection, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Ye ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Jun-Le LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Xiamen Third Hospital, Xiamen, China.
Cai-Hong YeThe Graduate School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Jia-Li WangThe Graduate School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Pei-Chang LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Liang-Cheng ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Fujian Medical University · CNThird Hospital of Changsha · CN

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Abstract

Background and objective: Ultrasound has been widely used in the diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment of peripheral nerve diseases in the clinic, but there is still a lack of feasibility analysis in rodent models of neurological disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in the cross-sectional area of the sciatic nerve of different genders and body weights and to explore the effectiveness and reliability of an ultrasound-guided block around the sciatic nerve in living rats. Methods: Using ultrasound imaging anatomy of the sciatic nerve of rats, the cross-sectional area of the sciatic nerve in rats of different genders from 6 to 10 weeks old was calculated, and then analyzed its correlation with body weight. Further analyses were conducted through behavioral and cadaveric studies to evaluate the feasibility of ultrasound-guided perineural injection of the sciatic nerve in rats. Results: We first reported that the sciatic nerve cross-sectional area of rats was increased with age ( Conclusions: Ultrasound visualization technology can be used as a new auxiliary evaluation and intervention therapy for animal models of peripheral nerve injury, and will provide overwhelming new references for the basic research of neurological diseases.

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anatomycross-sectional area (CSA)peripheral neuropathyreal-time guidedsciatic nerveultrasound

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