Sonography in carpal tunnel syndrome

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 485-491

  Leep Hunderfund, Andrea N ^a   Boon, Andrea J ^a   Mandrekar, Jayawant N ^a   Sorenson, Eric J ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Diagnostic test assessment; EMG; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOREARM; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AREA UNDER CURVE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052910152     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.22075     Document Type: Article

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