Sensitivity and specificity of median nerve ultrasonography in diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 99-103

  Yazdchi, Mohammad ^a   Tarzemani, Mohammad Kazem ^b   Mikaeili, Haleh ^c   Ayromlu, Hormoz ^a   Ebadi, Hooman ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Diagnosis; Median nerve; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE ULTRASONOGRAPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; HAND ATROPHY; HAND DISEASE; HAND PAIN; HAND PARESTHESIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREDICTION;

EID: 84857074553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S17785     Document Type: Article

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