High-resolution ultrasonography in carpal tunnel syndrome: role of ancillary criteria in diagnosis and response to steroid injection.

Rudra Prosad GoswamiHiramanik SitMoumita ChatterjeeDebasish LahiriGeetabali Sircar Parasar Ghosh

Published in: Clinical rheumatology (2020)

• Anatomical ultrasound parameters in addition to nerve cross-sectional area is important for diagnosis of CTS. • A composite US score for diagnosis of CTS was developed with accuracy 88.6%. • Bowing of flexor retinaculum predicts short and long term response to local steroid injection.

Keyphrases

high resolution
cross sectional
magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasound guided
mass spectrometry
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
high speed
contrast enhanced ultrasound