J Korean Rheum Assoc.  2010 Dec;17(4):454-456. 10.4078/jkra.2010.17.4.454.

Differential Diagnosis for the Cause of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

• Kim HR
• Oh J
• Lee SH

• KMID: 2201908
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4078/jkra.2010.17.4.454

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Diagnosis, Differential

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Ultrasonography shows (A) 12×6 mm sized oval shaped hyperechoic mass (∗) in the carpal tunnel compressing the median nerve (arrows) in longitudinal scan, (B) increased cross-sectional area of medial nerve in the tunnel inlet, and (C) the flattening of median nerve (arrow heads) near the hyperechoic mass (∗) in mid-tunnel in transverse scans.

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  Fig. 2. (A) Sagittal fast spin echo (FSE) T2 weighted magnetic resonance image shows 12×12×6 mm sized oval shaped calcific deposition in the carpal tunnel (∗), and (B) axial FSE T2 weighted magnetic resonance image shows diffuse swelling and enhancement of median nerve (arrow).

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