Diagnosis and staging of carpal tunnel syndrome: Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and intra-operative findings

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 228-233

  Kleindienst, A ^a   Hamm, B ^b   Hildebrandt, G ^a   Klug, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Magnetic resonance imaging; Peripheral nerve lesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STAGING;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WRIST;

EID: 0030064020     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411366     Document Type: Article

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