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SUBMITTER: Wang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6579675 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Muscle & nerve 20190417 1
<h4>Introduction</h4>We assessed the potential use of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) in the evaluation hand muscles affected by upper extremity mononeuropathies.<h4>Methods</h4>The gray scale levels (GSLs) of abductor pollicis brevis (APB), abductor digiti minimi (ADM), and first dorsal interosseous (FDI) of 30 healthy and 30 upper extremity mononeuropathy patients were measured and compared with standard electrophysiological values.<h4>Results</h4>Mean GSL was elevated in 34 APBs of carpal tunne ...[more]