High-resolution sonography versus EMG in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-67

  Visser, Leo H ^a   Smidt, M H ^a   Lee, M L ^b  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPPA STATISTICS; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY EVALUATION;

EID: 37749000875     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.115337     Document Type: Article

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