ArticleEuropean radiology2018
Carpal tunnel syndrome assessment with diffusion tensor imaging: Value of fractional anisotropy and apparent diffusion coefficient.
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- Can Diffusion Tensor Imaging Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Diagnose Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of the normal diffusion tensor imaging values of the median nerve and how they change in carpal tunnel syndrome.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluation of the impact of continuous nursing and cluster nursing on carpal tunnel syndrome release surgery.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Trial
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- Combination of morphological and multiparametric MR neurography enhances carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis and evaluation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The relationship between diffusion tensor imaging and the clinical classification of cubital tunnel syndrome.Radiological physics and technology · 2024Article
- Assessment of median nerve with magnetic resonance neurography in cases with carpal tunnel syndrome and controls.Current journal of neurology · 2024Article
- The Impact of Reference Standard on Diagnostic Testing Characteristics for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Visualization of the morphological changes in the median nerve after carpal tunnel release using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging.European radiology · 2022Article
- Initial findings in traumatic peripheral nerve injury and repair with diffusion tensor imaging.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2021Article
- Peripheral Nerve Diffusion Tensor Imaging : Interreader and Test-retest Reliability as Quantified by the Standard Error of Measurement.Clinical neuroradiology · 2020Article
- Recurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome in isolated non-syndromic macrodactyly: DTI examination of a giant median nerve.Skeletal radiology · 2019Article
- Feasibility of Diffusion Tensor and Morphologic Imaging of Peripheral Nerves at Ultra-High Field Strength.Investigative radiology · 2018Article
- Shear-wave elastography: a new potential method to diagnose ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.European radiology · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo quantitatively assess carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) with DTI by evaluating two approaches to determine cut-off values.
methodsIn forty patients with CTS diagnosis confirmed by nerve conduction studies (NCs) and 14 healthy subjects (mean age 58.54 and 57.8 years), cross-sectional area (CSA), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) at single and multiple levels with intraobserver agreement were evaluated.
resultsMaximum and mean CSA and FA showed significant differences between healthy subjects and patients (12.85 mm
conclusionsCSA and FA showed significant differences between healthy subjects and patients. Single measurement at maximum CSA is suitable for FA determination. Key Points • DTI showed that FA is stronger than ADC for CTS diagnosis. • Single- and multiple-level approaches were compared to determine FA and ADC. • Single-level evaluation at the thickest MN cross-sectional area is sufficient.
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