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The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of conventional ultrasound, shear wave elastography (SWE), and superb microvascular imaging (SMI) in diagnosing UNE.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We enrolled 40 patients (48 elbows) with UNE and 48 healthy volunteers (48 elbows). The patients were categorized as having mild, moderate or severe UNE based on the findings of EDX testing. The cross\u2010sectional area (CSA) was measured using conventional ultrasound. Ulnar nerve (UN) shear wave velocity (SWV) and SMI were performed in a longitudinal plane.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Based on the EDX findings, UNE severity was graded as mild in 4, moderate in 10, and severe in 34. The patient group showed increased ulnar nerve CSA and stiffness at the site of maximal enlargement (CSA mean at the site of max enlargement [CSA<jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>] and SWV mean at the site of max enlargement [SWV<jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>]), ulnar nerve CSA ratio, and stiffness ratio (elbow\u2010to\u2010upper arm), compared with the control group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). Furthermore, the severe UNE group showed higher ulnar nerve CSA<jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub> and SWV<jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub> compared with the mild and moderate UNE groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). The cutoff values for diagnosis of UNE were 9.5\u2009mm2 for CSA<jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>, 3.06\u2009m\/s for SWV<jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>, 2.00 for CSA ratio, 1.36 for stiffness ratio, and grade 1 for SMI.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our findings suggest that SWE and SMI are valuable diagnostic tools for the diagnosis and assessment of severity of UNE.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.28171","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,3]],"date-time":"2024-06-03T10:43:38Z","timestamp":1717411418000},"page":"210-216","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Diagnostic efficiency of conventional ultrasound, shear wave elastography, and superb microvascular imaging in evaluating ulnar neuropathy at the 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