Ultrasound Elastographic Evaluation in the Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Initial Findings

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1184-1189

  Orman, Gunes ^a   Ozben, Serkan ^a   Huseyinoglu, Nergiz ^a   Duymus, Mahmut ^a   Orman, Keziban Gunce ^b  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GALATASARAY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Elasticity; Entrapment; Median nerve; Ultrasound elastography

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; CUT-OFF VALUE; ELASTOGRAPHY; ENTRAPMENT; MEAN AGES; MEDIAN NERVES; ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEAN MEDIAN NERVE PERIMETER; MEAN TISSUE STRAIN; MEASUREMENT; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDIAN NERVE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 84878661239     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.02.016     Document Type: Article

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