Diagnostic criteria of carpal tunnel syndrome using high-resolution ultrasonography: Correlation with nerve conduction studies

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1387-1394

  Ooi, Chin Chin ^a   Wong, Siew Kune ^a   Tan, Agnes B H ^a   Chin, Andrew Y H ^a   Abu Bakar, Rafidah ^a   Goh, Shy Yunn ^a   Mohan, P Chandra ^a   Yap, Robert T J ^a   Png, Meng Ai ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION ULTRASONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 84906937865     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: 14322161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-014-1929-z     Document Type: Article

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