Median nerve ultrasound as a screening tool in carpal tunnel syndrome: Correlation of cross-sectional area measures with electrodiagnostic abnormality

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 861-870

  Mhoon, Justin T ^a   Juel, Vern C ^a   Hobson Webb, Lisa D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve; Screening, sensitivity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WRIST;

EID: 84865511369     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23426     Document Type: Article

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