Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography VS. Electromyography in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Literature

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1539-1553

  Roll, Shawn C ^a   Case Smith, Jane ^a   Evans, Kevin D ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Diagnostics; Median nerve mononeuropathy; Musculoskeletal; Nerve conduction study; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL UTILITY; COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DATABASE SEARCHES; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER TECHNIQUES; HIGH POTENTIAL; MEDIAN NERVES; META-ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL; NERVE CONDUCTION STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING PROTOCOL; SCREENING TOOL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; QUALITY CONTROL; SEARCH ENGINES;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ARM SWELLING; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 80052873062     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.06.011     Document Type: Review

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