TY  - JOUR
T1  - Stereological and comparative evaluation of the carpal tunnel in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome using magnetic resonance images
AU  - Ak Güven, Gülser
AU  - Emirzeoğlu, Mehmet
AU  - Şahin, Bünyamin
AU  - Balcı, Kemal
AU  - Terzi, Murat
AU  - Selçuk, Mustafa Bekir
PY  - 2014
DA  - September
DO  - 10.5835/jecm.v2i31.5000068736
JF  - Deneysel ve Klinik Tıp Dergisi
JO  - J. Exp. Clin. Med.
PB  - Ondokuz Mayıs University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1309-4483
SP  - 0
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy, which occursas a result of the compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel of the wrist.The aim of this study is to evaluate the MR images of the carpal tunnel and to show thevolume and volume fraction of the carpal tunnel contents to the total carpal tunnel volumein relation to CTS using the stereological methods. The study included 42 femaleparticipants (30 patients and 12 control), with age ranged between 19-60 years. Total of80 wrists (60 patient and 20 control group) were examined. We examined the right andleft sides of each participant. T1-weighted axial MR images of the wrists were done;images were analyzed using the ImageJ software. The mean volume of the carpal tunnelin patients and control were (4.16 cm³±0.59 and 3.87 cm³±0.43), respectively. Volumeof carpal tunnel in patient group was found to be higher than control group (p≤0.05).The mean of the median n. volume in patients and controls were (0.398 cm³±0.081 and0.233 cm³±0.034), respectively. The median n. volume in patient group was higher thanthe healthy group (p≤0.05). The mean volume fraction of the median nerve in patientsand control were (9.62 cm³±1.74 and 6.02 cm³±0.72), respectively. There is significantdifference for volume fraction of median nerve between patients and controls (p≤0.05).In our study, the carpal tunnel volume, median nerve volume and volume fraction werehigher in cases with CTS than those in healthy individuals. Our study is important due tosupporting the diagnosis of CTS, as well as checking the possibility and progression ofCTS by using of volumetric measurements as a marker.
KW  - Carpal tunnel syndrome; carpal tunnel; magnetic resonance images; stereology; volume and volume fraction
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5835/jecm.v2i31.5000068736
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/190402
ER  -