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ArticleScientific reports2024

Automated segmentation of the median nerve in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Florentin Moser, Sébastien Muller, Torgrim Lie, Thomas Langø, Mari Hoff

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  4. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnosis: A Narrative Review of Complementary Roles of Neuromuscular Ultrasound and Electrodiagnostic Studies.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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Florentin MoserDepartment of Rheumatology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. florentin.moser@stolav.no.
Sébastien MullerDepartment of Health Research, SINTEF Digital, Trondheim, Norway.
Torgrim LieDepartment of Health Research, SINTEF Digital, Trondheim, Norway.
Thomas LangøDepartment of Health Research, SINTEF Digital, Trondheim, Norway.
Mari HoffDepartment of Rheumatology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.

Funding

Grethe Harbitz Legate Ref.: P-103661-01Joint research Committee Ref.: 2023/36515The Norwegian Medical Association Ref.: SAK2022001094
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Machine learning and deep learning are novel methods which are revolutionizing medical imaging. In our study we trained an algorithm with a U-Net shaped network to recognize ultrasound images of the median nerve in the complete distal half of the forearm and to measure the cross-sectional area at the inlet of the carpal tunnel. Images of 25 patient hands with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and 26 healthy controls were recorded on a video loop covering 15 cm of the distal forearm and 2355 images were manually segmented. We found an average Dice score of 0.76 between manual and automated segmentation of the median nerve in its complete course, while the measurement of the cross-sectional area at the carpal tunnel inlet resulted in a 10.9% difference between manually and automated measurements. We regard this technology as a suitable device for verifying the diagnosis of CTS.

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Carpal Tunnel SyndromeMedian NerveUltrasonographyAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesDeep LearningFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMachine LearningMaleMiddle AgedObserver VariationYoung Adult

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PMID39033223
PMCPMC11271291

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