The place of B-mode ultrasonography, shear-wave elastography and superb microvascular imaging in the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Barış Ten; Kadir Çevik; Metin Manouchehr Eskandari; Gülhan Temel; Kaan Esen; Hakan Kaleağası; Yüksel Balcı; Hasan Hüsnü Yüksek

Makale detayları

The place of B-mode ultrasonography, shear-wave elastography and superb microvascular imaging in the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Yazarlar:

Barış Ten | Kadir Çevik | Metin Manouchehr Eskandari | Gülhan Temel | Kaan Esen | Hakan Kaleağası | Yüksel Balcı | Hasan Hüsnü Yüksek

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Cerrahi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.17 Issue 2, pp.219-230

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001324556

pISSN:

1308-0830

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Özet:

 Aim: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most common neuropathy of the upper extremity. Electrodiagnostic tests are used to determine the indication for surgery by assessing the severity of neuropathy. However, these evaluations have a margin of error of 10-25 for early cases. The aim of our study is to investigate whether the degree of median nerve neuropathy can be detected with higher sensitivity and specificity with relatively new ultrasonographic parameters that evaluate tissue stiffness and vascularity. Method: The patients median nerve at both wrist levels, the thickness of the transverse carpal ligament, the distance between the transverse carpal ligament and the adjacent bone, and tissue stiffness shear wave elastography and vascularity superb microvascular imaging of these structures by ultrasonography. The consistency between ultrasonographically measured tissue thicknesses and surgically measured tissue thicknesses using a caliper was also examined. Results: SWE ms and kPa values of the median nerve in wrists with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome were significantly higher than in wrists without Carpal Tunnel Syndrome p0.0003, p0.01, respectively. There was an increase in microvascularity in superb microvascular imaging of the median nerve in wrists with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome p0.003.Conclusion: Our results showed that median nerve stiffness and microvascularity increased in cases with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. These findings suggest that, in addition to electrodiagnostic tests in the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, B-mode ultrasonography, Shear wave elastography and superb microvascular imaging examinations may help clinicians in the treatment decision-making process.

 Aim: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most common neuropathy of the upper extremity. Electrodiagnostic tests are used to determine the indication for surgery by assessing the severity of neuropathy. However, these evaluations have a margin of error of 10-25 for early cases. The aim of our study is to investigate whether the degree of median nerve neuropathy can be detected with higher sensitivity and specificity with relatively new ultrasonographic parameters that evaluate tissue stiffness and vascularity. Method: The patients median nerve at both wrist levels, the thickness of the transverse carpal ligament, the distance between the transverse carpal ligament and the adjacent bone, and tissue stiffness shear wave elastography and vascularity superb microvascular imaging of these structures by ultrasonography. The consistency between ultrasonographically measured tissue thicknesses and surgically measured tissue thicknesses using a caliper was also examined. Results: SWE ms and kPa values of the median nerve in wrists with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome were significantly higher than in wrists without Carpal Tunnel Syndrome p0.0003, p0.01, respectively. There was an increase in microvascularity in superb microvascular imaging of the median nerve in wrists with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome p0.003.Conclusion: Our results showed that median nerve stiffness and microvascularity increased in cases with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. These findings suggest that, in addition to electrodiagnostic tests in the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, B-mode ultrasonography, Shear wave elastography and superb microvascular imaging examinations may help clinicians in the treatment decision-making process.

 Aim: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most common neuropathy of the upper extremity. Electrodiagnostic tests are used to determine the indication for surgery by assessing the severity of neuropathy. However, these evaluations have a margin of error of 10-25 for early cases. The aim of our study is to investigate whether the degree of median nerve neuropathy can be detected with higher sensitivity and specificity with relatively new ultrasonographic parameters that evaluate tissue stiffness and vascularity. Method: The patients median nerve at both wrist levels, the thickness of the transverse carpal ligament, the distance between the transverse carpal ligament and the adjacent bone, and tissue stiffness shear wave elastography and vascularity superb microvascular imaging of these structures by ultrasonography. The consistency between ultrasonographically measured tissue thicknesses and surgically measured tissue thicknesses using a caliper was also examined. Results: SWE ms and kPa values of the median nerve in wrists with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome were significantly higher than in wrists without Carpal Tunnel Syndrome p0.0003, p0.01, respectively. There was an increase in microvascularity in superb microvascular imaging of the median nerve in wrists with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome p0.003.Conclusion: Our results showed that median nerve stiffness and microvascularity increased in cases with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. These findings suggest that, in addition to electrodiagnostic tests in the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, B-mode ultrasonography, Shear wave elastography and superb microvascular imaging examinations may help clinicians in the treatment decision-making process.

 Amaç: Karpal Tünel Sendromu üst ekstremitenin en çok karşılaşılan nöropatisidir. Elektrodiagnostik testler nöropatinin şiddetini değerlendirerek cerrahi endikasyonu belirlemeye yarayan tanısal bir araçtır. Elektrodiagnostik değerlendirmeler tanı ve tedavi kararını belirlemede yaygın olarak kullanılsa da erken dönem vakalar için 10-25 oranında hata payına sahiptir. Bu sebeple çalışmamızın amacı doku sertliği ve doku vaskülariteyi değerlendiren nispeten yeni kabul edilen ultrasonografik parametreler ile median sinir nöropatisinin derecesini daha yüksek sensivite ve spesifite ile tespit edilip edilemeyeceğini araştırmaktır. Yöntem: Dokuz tek taraflı Karpal Tünel Sendromu tanısı olan 8 kadın, 1 erkek, 56.558.86 yaş hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların sağlıklı taraf el bilekleri kontrol grubu olarak kabul edildi. Hastaların her iki el bileği düzeyinde median sinir, transvers karpal ligaman kalınlıkları, transvers karpal ligaman ile komşu kemik arasındaki mesafe ve bu yapıların doku sertliği shear wave elastografi ve vaskülaritesi superb mikrovasküler görüntüleme ultrasonografi ile iki farklı radyolog tarafından değerlendirildi. Radyologlar arasındaki uyumun yanı sıra ultrasonografik olarak ölçülen doku kalınlıkları ile cerrahi olarak kaliper ile ölçülen doku kalınlıkları arasındaki uyum da incelendi. Bulgular: Karpal Tünel Sendromu kliniği olan el bileklerinde Median sinirin SWE ms ve kPa değerleri, kliniği olmayanlara göre belirgin derece yüksekti sırasıyla 0.0003, 0.01. Karpal Tünel Sendromu kliniği olan el bileklerinde Median sinirin Superb mikrovasküler görüntülemesinde mikrovaskülaritede artış vardı p:0.003. Sonuç: Sonuçlarımız Karpal Tünel Sendromlu olgularda Median sinirde sertliğin ve mikrovaskülaritenin arttığını gösterdi. Bu bulgular Karpal Tünel Sendromu tanısında Elektrodiagnostik testlere ek olarak B mode ultrasonografi, Shear wave elastografi ve Superb mikrovasküler görüntüleme incelemelerinin klinisyenlere tedaviye karar verme sürecinde yardımcı olabileceğini düşündürmektedir.

Makale detayları

The place of B-mode ultrasonography, shear-wave elastography and superb microvascular imaging in the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Yazarlar:

Barış Ten | Kadir Çevik | Metin Manouchehr Eskandari | Gülhan Temel | Kaan Esen | Hakan Kaleağası | Yüksel Balcı | Hasan Hüsnü Yüksek

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Cerrahi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.17 Issue 2, pp.219-230

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001324556

pISSN:

1308-0830

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Shear wave elastography

Superb microvascular imaging

Electrodiagnostic testingKarpal tünel sendromu

Shear wave elastografi

Superb mikrovasküler görüntüleme

Elektrodiagnostik testler

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Barış Ten | Kadir Çevik | Metin Manouchehr Eskandari | Gülhan Temel | Kaan Esen | Hakan Kaleağası | Yüksel Balcı | Hasan Hüsnü Yüksek

Yayıncı: Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar: Cerrahi (Diğer)

Dergi: Mersin Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.17 Issue 2, pp.219-230

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001324556

pISSN: 1308-0830

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Barış Ten | Kadir Çevik | Metin Manouchehr Eskandari | Gülhan Temel | Kaan Esen | Hakan Kaleağası | Yüksel Balcı | Hasan Hüsnü Yüksek

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Cerrahi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.17 Issue 2, pp.219-230

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001324556

pISSN:

1308-0830