Ultrasonographic measurement of the cross-sectional area of the axillary nerve

Joon Shik Yoon, Jung Hyun Park, Joshua Levin, Eugene Y. Roh, Hye Jung Park, Sun Jae Won

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    Abstract

    Introduction: The objectives of this study were to determine normal reference values for ultrasonographic measurement of the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the axillary nerve and to standardize the measurement methods. Methods: Sixty healthy volunteers were evaluated. Ultrasonography was performed with the shoulder positioned in 100°–120° abduction and 90° external rotation. The CSA of the axillary nerve was measured bilaterally. Results: The normal CSA of the right axillary nerve was 2.9 ± 1.1 mm2. The side-to-side discrepancy was 22.8% ± 17.8%. Discussion: These reference values may be helpful for investigating pathologies involving the axillary nerve.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)95-99
    Number of pages5
    JournalMuscle and Nerve
    Volume60
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019 Jul

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    Additional supporting information may be found in the online version of this article. Key words: aCGH, GNE myopathy (HIBM), molecular diagnostics, myositis, next generation sequencing, transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) This work was also supported by Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center Grant (1U54NS053672) Funding: This work was supported by the Muscular Dystrophy Association grant MDA578400 to S.C. and grant MDA418496 to M.H. Conflicts of Interest: None of the authors has any conflict of interest to disclose.

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

    Keywords

    • axillary nerve
    • nerve cross-sectional area
    • reference values
    • shoulder
    • ultrasonography

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Physiology
    • Clinical Neurology
    • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    • Physiology (medical)

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