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<ArticleTitle>Does Ultrasonography, In Conjunction with Nerve Conduction Study, Plays Any Role in The Diagnosis and The Evaluation of Severity in Patients with Clinically Diagnosed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? A Prospective Study</ArticleTitle>
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<FirstName>Christina</FirstName>
<LastName>Angelopoulou</LastName>
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<FirstName>Ioannis</FirstName>
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<FirstName>Anthimos</FirstName>
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<FirstName>Konstantinos</FirstName>
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<Abstract>Background: Although nerve conduction study (NCS) represents the commonly performed test to functionally confirm the presence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in the daily clinical practice, the value of ultrasonography (U/S) is well established as a diagnostic tool for structural evaluation of CTS. __ampersandsignTau;he purpose of this study was to compare U/S and nerve conduction velocity in patients with clinically diagnosed CTS, for assessing the usefulness of U/S in determining CTS severity.
Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study with prospective data collection was carried out. 71 patients (100 hands) with clinically diagnosed idiopathic CTS were included in this study. __ampersandsignTau;he protocol was comprised of a NCS and an U/S where the cross sectional area (CSA) and the flattening ratio (FR) of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel inlet (level of the pisiform) were measured.
Results: In 94 hands (65 patients) out of 100 hands (71 patients), CTS was electrophysiologically confirmed. The CSA increase of the median nerve was proportional to the electrophysiological severity of the CTS. ROC analysis demonstrated good diagnostic value in both CSA and FR (CSA: AUC = 0.974, p</Abstract>
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<Keywords>Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,Nerve Conduction Study,Ultrasonography,Electrodiagnostic Study,Cross Sectional Area,Flattening Ratio,Median Nerve</Keywords>
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