Reproducibility of sonographic measurements of the median nerve

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-197

  Alemán, Luis ^a   Berná, Juan D ^a   Reus, Manuel ^a   Martínez, Francisco ^b   Doménech Ratto, Ginés ^b   Campos, Matilde ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve; Reproducibility; Sonography; Wrist

Indexed keywords

BONE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; RELIABILITY;

CSA MEASUREMENTS; MEDIAN NERVE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDIAN NERVE; OBSERVER BIAS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 38849142647     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.2.193     Document Type: Article

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