However, this is a relatively expensive examination. In the last several years, there has been a great deal of interest in Sonography to diagnose Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. This has been primarily due to advances in digital imaging and new probes. Dynamic Sonography can be performed on the wrist with excellent delineation of both the normal median nerve or a compressed median nerve that defines carpal tunnel syndrome. Dynamic Sonography is a painless examination performed with the patient sitting.
Sonography provides information as to why certain wrist motions predispose the patient to symptoms.
Since Sonography is only used in a relatively small number of centers, there are only a few references in the use of Sonography to diagnose Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Familiarity with Sonography will help the treating physician diagnose this potentially severe neuropathy. Sonography has the advantage of high accuracy and low cost in assessing patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Please contact us if you would like a copy of the complete article about the use of Sonography in diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Donald W. Fohrman Ltd. All rights reserved.