Pre- and post-operative diffusion tensor imaging of the median nerve in carpal tunnel syndrome

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1310-1319

  Hiltunen, Jaana ^a   Kirveskari, Erika ^a,b   Numminen, Jussi ^a,c   Lindfors, Nina ^b   Göransson, Harry ^b   Hari, Riitta ^a,b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; CTS; Diffusion tensor imaging; DTI; Fractional anisotropy; Mean diffusivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSIVITY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861526681     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2381-x     Document Type: Article

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