MRI assessment of recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome after open surgical release of the median nerve

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 644-650

  Campagna, Raphaël ^a   Pessis, Eric ^a   Feydy, Antoine ^a   Guerini, Henri ^a   Le Viet, Dominique ^b   Corlobé, Patrick ^b   Drapé, Jean Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE LA MAIN   (France)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Electromyography; MRI; Wrist

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GADOTERATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEGLUMINE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 69949102945     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1433     Document Type: Article

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