Diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome with ultrasound: should we go more distal?
Adding the ultradistal level improves the performance of US for diagnosing CTS. We suggest adding it in clinical practice when investigating CTS.
Authors
- Tomás Fontes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5629-7961)
- Sofía Ramiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8899-9087)
- Patrícia Moniz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1415-3545)
- Sandra Falcão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7302-1302)
- Carolina Furtado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5380-7180)
- Alexandre Rocha Sepriano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1954-0229)
- Guilherme Figueiredo
Institutions
- Universidade dos Açores (PT)
- University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (PT)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Electricidade dos Açores (Portugal) (PT)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Nova Medical (United States) (US)
- Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo (PT)
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum (NL)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- RMD Open
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2025-005563
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.36
Funders
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Pfizer
- Angelini Pharma