title: CORR Insights: Ultrasound as a first-line test in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
abstract: This CORR Insights is a commentary on the article ''Ultrasound as a first line test in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome: a cost effectiveness analysis" by John R Fowler and colleagues available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-012-2662-3 .
authors.affiliation: Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology & Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. achhabr6@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Avneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chhabra
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000191:economics*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography