The pressure angle of the median nerve as a new magnetic resonance imaging parameter for the evaluation of carpal tunnel

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-33

  Somay, Göksel ^a   Somay, Hakan ^a   Çevik, Deniz ^a   Sungur, Faik ^a   Berkman, Zafer ^a  

^a HAYDARPASA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electromyography; Electrophysiology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Median nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAMATE BONE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETER; PISIFORM BONE; WRIST;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

EID: 57549107707     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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