High-Resolution Sonography of the Peripheral Nervous System

1 General Considerations and Technical Concepts S. Peer 1.1 Introduction for High Resolution Sonography of the Peripheral Nervous System 1.2 Ultrasound Scanner Hard- and Software Requirements 1.3 General Technique of Sonographic Nerve Examination 2 Sonographic Anatomy of the Peripheral Nervous System H. Gruber and P. Kovacs 2.1 Cranial Nerves 2.2 The Upper Extremity 2.3 The Lower Extremity 2.4 The Trunk 3 Nerve Compression Syndromes S. Peer, S. Kiechl, and G. Bodner 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Ulnar Nerve Entrapment 3.3 Median Nerve Entrapment 3.4 Peroneal Nerve Entrapment 3.5 Tibialis Nerve Entrapment 3.6 Miscellaneous Other Compression Syndromes 4 Traumatic Nerve Lesions G. Bodner and S. Peer 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Primary Evaluation of Traumatic Nerve Lesions in the Extremities 4.3 Traumatic Lesions of the Brachial Plexus 4.4 The Postoperative Nerve 4.5 Iatrogenic Nerve Lesions 5 Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions S. Peer and G. Bodner 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Benign Peripheral Nerve Tumors 5.3 Malignant Peripheral Nerve Tumors 5.4 Tumorlike Lesions 6 Interventional Techniques P. Kovacs, H. Gruber, and G. Bodner 6.1 Sonographic Guided Phenol Instillation 6.2 Sonographic Guidance for Regional Anesthesia 7 Clinical Considerations: The Surgeon's Perspective H. Piza-Katzer 7.1 Historical Introduction 7.2 Anatomy of the Peripheral Nerve 7.3 Nerve Injury, Degeneration and Regeneration of Nerves 7.4 Classification of Nerve Injuries 7.5 Surgical Nerve Repair and Reconstruction: Techniques 7.6 Timing of Surgery 7.7 Prognosis 7.8 FutureDirections 7.9 Summary and Conclusion 8 An Introduction to Electrodiagnostic Testing S. Kiechl 8.1 Basic Principles 8.2 Significance of Electrodiagnostic Testing in the Management of Peripheral Nerve Lesions Subject Index List of Contributors