| Reliability of side-to-side ultrasound cross-sectional area measurements of lower extremity nerves in healthy subjects. | |
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PMID: 23055313 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Introduction: In peripheral nerve ultrasound, the healthy contralateral side may be used as internal control. Therefore, inherent side-to-side differences must be minimal. The goal of this study was to assess intrastudy, intraobserver, and interobserver reproducibility of ultrasound in comparative side-to-side evaluation of lower limb nerves. Methods: Lower limb nerves of 60 normal subjects were evaluated by 3 radiologists. Bilateral sciatic, tibial, common fibular, sural, lateral femoral cutaneous, femoral, obturator, and saphenous nerves were evaluated. Results: Overall, side-to-side differences were not statistically significant at any level. In the lower limb nerves, in a between-limb comparison, the minimum detectable difference of cross-sectional area ranged from 16.4 mm(2) (sciatic nerve at the level of piriformis muscle) to 0.4 mm(2) (saphenous nerve). Conclusion: In general, the healthy contralateral side can be used as an internal control. Muscle Nerve 46: 717-722, 2012. |
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Alberto Tagliafico; Angela Cadoni; Erica Fisci; Bianca Bignotti; Luca Padua; Carlo Martinoli |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Muscle & nerve Volume: 46 ISSN: 1097-4598 ISO Abbreviation: Muscle Nerve Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-10-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7803146 Medline TA: Muscle Nerve Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 717-22 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Department of Human Anatomy, DIMES, Universit` di Genova, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, 16138 Genoa, Italy. albertotagliafico@gmail.com. |
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