High-resolution ultrasonography of peripheral nerves: measurements on 14 nerve segments in 56 healthy subjects and reliability assessments

• Published in: Ultraschall in der Medizin Vol. 35; no. 5; p. 459
• Main Authors: Boehm, J, Scheidl, E, Bereczki, D, Schelle, T, Arányi, Z
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Image Enhancement - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Peripheral Nerves - diagnostic imaging; Reference Values; Reproducibility of Results; Ultrasonography

The aim of this study was to assess different aspects of reliability in high-resolution ultrasonography (HRUS) of the peripheral nerves and to establish reference values for the most frequently examined nerve segments. A nerve size parameter, the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the C5, C6 and C7 cervi...