Table 2.
Relationship between magnetic resonance neurography (MRN) parameters and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) severity
| MRN parameters |
Mild CTS
(n = 9) (mean ± SD) |
Moderate CTS
(n = 9) (mean ± SD) |
Severe CTS
(n = 9) (mean ± SD) |
P * |
P
**
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mild vs.
moderate |
Mild vs.
severe |
Moderate
vs. severe |
|||||
| CSA | 14.30 ± 2.62 | 14.51 ± 2.53 | 15.67 ± 2.00 | 0.438 | > 0.999 | 0.710 | 0.944 |
| FA | 0.40 ± 0.04 | 0.39 ± 0.07 | 0.37 ± 0.05 | 0.341 | > 0.999 | 0.465 | 0.979 |
| ADC | 1.41 ± 0.17 | 1.52 ± 0.27 | 1.62 ± 0.18 | 0.134 | 0.796 | 0.142 | > 0.999 |
MRN: Magnetic resonance neurography; CTS: Carpal tunnel syndrome; CSA: Cross-sectional area; FA: Fractional anisotropy; ADC: Apparent diffusion coefficient; SD: Standard deviation
*
Analysis of variance (ANOVA);
**
Bonferroni post hoc