Table 2.
Results of Routine Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound at Standardized Points.
Nerve and site | CSA (mm2) | Nerve roots | CSA (mm2) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rt median nerve | Rt C5 | 5.12 (<7.7) | ||||
Wrist | 7.23 (<11.9) | Lt C5 | 6.28 (<7.7) | |||
Forearm | 8.45 (<8.6) | Rt C6 | 13.25 (<12.3) | |||
Elbow | 12.94 (<13.5) | Lt C6 | 8.44 (<12.3) | |||
Upper arm | 16.31 (<11.6) | Rt C7 | 11.34 (<14.2) | |||
Lt median nerve | Lt C7 | 10..42 (<14.2) | ||||
Wrist | 8.17 (<11.9) | |||||
Forearm | 6.86 (<8.6) | |||||
Elbow | 11.69 (<13.5) | |||||
Upper arm | 12.38 (<11.6) | |||||
Rt ulnar nerve | ||||||
Guyon (Wrist) | 5.15 (<6.1) | |||||
Distal sulcus | 5.32 (<6.7) | |||||
Elbow | 4.13 (<6.2) | |||||
Upper arm | 10.41 (<10.5) | |||||
Lt ulnar nerve | ||||||
Guyon (Wrist) | 4.79 (<6.1) | |||||
Distal sulcus | 5.24 (<6.7) | |||||
Elbow | 6.89 (<6.2) | |||||
Upper arm | 9.97 (<10.5) |
Data are expressed with reference values (15, 16). Abnormal values are underlined. Rt: right, Lt: left