Relation between electrophysiological findings and diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging in ulnar neuropathy at the elbow

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dc.contributor.authorAltun, Yasar
dc.contributor.authorAygun, Murat Serhat
dc.contributor.authorCevik, Mehmet Ugur
dc.contributor.authorAcar, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorVarol, Sefer
dc.contributor.authorArikanoglu, Adalet
dc.contributor.authorOnder, Hakan
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T16:15:44Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T16:15:44Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim: As only a limited number of studies have used diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE), the present study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of the non-invasive DWI technique in patients with UNE. Methods: A total of 26 elbows in 19 healthy controls (age range: 22-56 years) with no symptoms and 24 elbows in 21 symptomatic patients (age range: 21-46 years) with cubital tunnel syndrome underwent DWI. The electrophysiological and clinical criteria for the diagnosis of UNE were examined. Results: No pathological signal from the ulnar nerve was detected in the healthy controls, whereas there was an increase in signals on DWI in all patients with UNE. On T2-weighted (T2W) imaging, there was increased signal intensity in 20 elbows, while low signal intensity was observed in the remaining four. A positive correlation was found between disease duration and presence of hyperintensity (P = 0.044, r = 0.42) on T2W images. Conclusion: DWI can be used together with electrophysiological methods for the diagnosis of UNE. Furthermore, DWI might be preferred in some cases, as it is non-invasive compared with the electrophysiological method for UNE diagnosis. (C) 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.neurad.2012.08.004
dc.identifier.endpage266en_US
dc.identifier.issn0150-9861
dc.identifier.issn1773-0406
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid23806366
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84885835137
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage260en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurad.2012.08.004
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/15908
dc.identifier.volume40en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000326954100004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMasson Editeuren_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Neuroradiology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectUlnar Nerve Entrapment Neuropathyen_US
dc.subjectDiffusion Magnetic Resonanceen_US
dc.subjectElectrophysiologyen_US
dc.titleRelation between electrophysiological findings and diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging in ulnar neuropathy at the elbowen_US
dc.titleRelation between electrophysiological findings and diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging in ulnar neuropathy at the elbow
dc.typeArticleen_US

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