CTS	carpal tunnel syndrome
MN	median nerve
US	ultrasound
SSCT	subsynovial connective tissue
FDS	flexor digitorum superficialis
FDP	flexor digitorum profundus
FPL	flexor pollicis longus
MCV	maximal change value
Tm	trapezium
NCSs	nerve conduction studies
EMG	electromyography
CSA	cross-sectional area
DCT	the depth of the carpal tunnel
WFR	wrist-forearm ratio
WFD	wrist-forearm difference
MUR	median-to-ulnar nerve ratio
MUD	median-to-ulnar nerve difference
DP	dorsopalmar
RU	radioulnar
DDR	radial deviation ratio
RDR	dorsal deviation ratio
MAMn	the summed motion area of the MN
RMMn	real motion area
MR	motion ratio
BSP	multilevel block-sum pyramid integrate algorithm
CC	cross-correlation algorithm
NOS	Newcastle–Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale
VTI	velocity-time integral
ROI	region of interest
CoM	center of mass