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ReviewJournal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine2025

High-Resolution Ultrasound of Clinically Relevant Sensory Nerves of the Arm and the Forearm.

Federico Zaottini, Riccardo Picasso, Federico Pistoia, Marta Macciò, Giovanni Marcenaro, Maribel Miguel, Ombretta Spingardi, Ellert Jan Barendrecht, Girish Gandikota, Carlo Martinoli

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Review in Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors.

Federico ZaottiniDepartment of Radiology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9188-0028
Riccardo PicassoDepartment of Radiology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7450-6528
Federico PistoiaDepartment of Radiology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
Marta MacciòDepartment of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy.
Giovanni MarcenaroDepartment of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy.
Maribel MiguelUnidad de Anatomía y Embriología Humana, Departamento de Patología y Terapéutica Experimental, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud (Campus de Bellvitge), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Ombretta SpingardiDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ospedale Montecchi, Suzzara, Italy.
Ellert Jan BarendrechtPhysical therapy and rehabilitation Clinic, Het Fysiohuis, Driebergen, Netherlands.
Girish GandikotaDepartment of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Carlo MartinoliDepartment of Radiology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Technological advancements in ultrasound systems, particularly the development of high- and ultra-high-frequency transducers, now allow for the detailed evaluation of sub-millimetric sensory nerves in the upper limb, extending to their distal branches. This provides invaluable insights in patients with suspected neuropathies. This review aims to outline the scanning techniques and normal ultrasound appearance of cutaneous nerves of the upper limbs, including the medial cutaneous nerve of the arm, medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm, lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm, and posterior cutaneous nerve of the forearm. Furthermore, several cases of nerve pathologies where ultrasound has played a crucial role in accurate diagnosis and therapeutic management are presented.

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ArmForearmPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesHumansUltrasonographylateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve of the forearmmedial cutaneous nerve of the armnerve imagingposterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve of the forearmupper limb neuropathies

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PMID40716108
PMCPMC12605829

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