High-resolution ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging of ulnar nerve neuropathy in the distal Guyon tunnel.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of the present study is to describe the ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in patients with neuropathies affecting the deep (DB) and superficial (SB) branches of the Ulnar nerve (UN) and to investigate the potential role of imaging modalities in the diagnostic workup of these conditions.

Materials and methods

We screened our institutional imaging database to identify patients with a diagnosis of UN mononeuropathy, and among them, we reviewed the cases where US disclosed pathological findings affecting the UN terminal divisions. In this latter subgroup, we retrieved available data on MRI and electrodiagnostic tests performed by the patients during the diagnostic workup. All the patients were evaluated with US machines equipped with

SUBMITTER: Picasso R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10684459 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature