title: [Ultrasonography for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome].
abstract: Ultrasonography is useful for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome. It aids in the diagnosis of idiopathic cases, screening of local pathologies(space-occupying lesions, tenosynovitis, and bone and joint abnormalities), incomplete release, and anatomic variations, and performance of low-invasive surgery.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Toranomon Hospital.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamichi
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography