ArticleJournal of ultrasonography2021
Reference values for the cross-sectional area of the normal sciatic nerve using high-resolution ultrasonography.
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- Association between intraneural blood flow of the sciatic nerve, peripheral neuropathies, and foot ulcers in patients with diabetes.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Sonographic evaluation of median nerve cross-sectional area in a normal Iranian population: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Correlation between age and the sciatic nerve diameter in the first 2 years of life: A high-resolution ultrasound study.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- Reference Values for the Cross Sectional Area of Normal Tibial Nerve on High-resolution Ultrasonography.Journal of ultrasonography · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimHigh-resolution ultrasonography is a new and promising technique to evaluate peripheral and spinal nerves. Its validity as a diagnostic tool in neurological diseases has been demonstrated in adults. The aims of study were to establish the reference values for the cross-sectional area of the normal sciatic nerve on high-resolution ultrasonography, and to determine the relationship between the cross-sectional area of the normal sciatic nerve and the subjects' age, gender, height (in cm), weight (in kg), and body mass index. MATERIAL AND
methodsTwo hundred subjects of both genders and above 18 years of age were studied with high-resolution ultrasonography. The subjects had no history of peripheral neuropathy or trauma to the lower limb. The cross-sectional areas of the normal sciatic nerves were obtained at two different levels in both lower limbs. The mean cross-sectional areas of the sciatic nerves were measured at two different levels, one located at 1 cm above the bifurcation of the sciatic nerve into the tibial and common peroneal nerves, and the other 4 cm above the bifurcation of the sciatic nerve into the tibial and common peroneal nerves.
resultsA positive correlation of the mean cross-sectional area was established with height, weight, and body mass index. Women had smaller cross-sectional areas of the normal sciatic nerves than men at both measuring sites. No significant relationship was established with the age of the subjects.
conclusionsThe established reference values of the cross-sectional area of the sciatic nerve can facilitate the analysis of pathological nerve conditions.
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