Sonographic measurement of cross-sectional area of the median nerve in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome: Correlation with nerve conduction studies

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-131

  Moran, Luz ^a   Perez, Maria ^a   Esteban, Angel ^a   Bellon, Jose ^a   Arranz, Beatriz ^a   Del Cerro, Miguel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Nerve conduction studies; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 65349117014     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20551     Document Type: Article

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