Diagnostic utility of the sonographic median to ulnar nerve cross-sectional area ratio in carpal tunnel syndrome

Atan T., GÜNENDİ Z.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.48, sa.1, ss.110-116, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1707-124
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.110-116
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ultrasonography, ulnar nerve, ratio, carpal tunnel syndrome, cross-sectional area, REFERENCE VALUES, NERVE/TUNNEL INDEX, PERIPHERAL-NERVES, UPPER EXTREMITY, ULTRASOUND, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, RELIABILITY, CONDUCTION, SEVERITY, WRIST
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic utility of the ultrasonographic ratio of median nerve cross-sectional area (m-CSA) to ulnar nerve cross-sectional area (u-CSA), the m-CSA/u-CSA ratio, in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).