The value of ultrasonographic measurement in carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with negative electrodiagnostic tests

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 365-369

  Koyuncuoglu, Hasan Rifat ^a   Kutluhan, Suleyman ^a,b   Yesildag, Ahmet ^a   Oyar, Orhan ^a   Guler, Kezban ^a   Ozden, Ahmet ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electrodiagnostic tests; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC TESTS;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURKEY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 27844499250     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.05.013     Document Type: Article

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