Patent ID: 8216148

Claim:
A method for non-invasively detecting the presence or absence of carpal tunnel syndrome in a mammal, comprising: obtaining a view of a carpal tunnel anatomy with a first ultrasound device; moving a tendon within a field of view of said first ultrasonogram device; locating a sub-synovial connective tissue associated with said tendon; obtaining a view of a sub-synovial connective tissue with a Doppler ultrasound device; measuring, with the Doppler ultrasound device, a velocity of said tendon and a velocity of said sub-synovial connective tissue during movement; and comparing a measured ratio of velocities of said tendon and said sub-synovial connective tissue to a diagnostic space coordinate of ratios exemplifying diseased and non-diseased tissue, wherein a position of the measured ratio upon said diagnostic space coordinate determines a presence or absence of early stages of carpal tunnel syndrome.