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This study aimed to determine ultrasonographic reference CSA values of the brachial plexus and to examine their relationship with physical characteristics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CSA measurements were performed at the nerve roots (C5\u2013Th1), nerve trunks, and total cord (TC) of 60 healthy Japanese adults. Physical characteristics were measured, and statistical analyses assessed their relationships with the CSA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The CSA values differed by anatomical level. At the nerve root level, the CSA of C7 was the largest (mean 9.5\u2009\u00b1\u2009standard deviation 2.2\u2009mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ), while the CSAs of C5 (4.7\u2009\u00b1\u20091.3\u2009mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) and Th1 (5.2\u2009\u00b1\u20091.3\u2009mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) were the smallest. At the nerve trunk level, the CSA of the upper trunk (19.9\u2009\u00b1\u20093.2\u2009mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) was larger than that of the middle trunk (13.1\u2009\u00b1\u20092.4\u2009mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ). The CSA of TC was 73.7\u2009\u00b1\u200912.2\u2009mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      . Age, body mass index (BMI), and wrist circumference correlated with several CSAs, but no single characteristic was significantly associated with all the CSAs. The coefficients of variation ranged from approximately 20% to 30%.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The site\u2010specific reference values presented in this study may be useful for the clinical interpretation of brachial plexus enlargement. While the BMI and wrist circumference influence the CSAs of the nerve trunk and TC, measurement errors must be carefully considered.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.70093","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,4]],"date-time":"2025-12-04T09:06:36Z","timestamp":1764839196000},"page":"277-282","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Ultrasonographic Reference Values of the Brachial Plexus Cross\u2010Sectional Area in Healthy Japanese Adults"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"73","author":[{"given":"Megumi","family":"Takenaka","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics Hiroshima University  Hiroshima Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3652-0772","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Takamichi","family":"Sugimoto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics Hiroshima University  Hiroshima Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Akemi","family":"Hironaka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics Hiroshima University  Hiroshima Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8080-1099","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hiroyuki","family":"Naito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics Hiroshima University  Hiroshima Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0944-5538","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Masahiro","family":"Nakamori","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics Hiroshima University  Hiroshima Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0806-4960","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yu","family":"Yamazaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics Hiroshima University  Hiroshima Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1921-9603","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kazuhide","family":"Ochi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics Hiroshima University  Hiroshima Japan"},{"name":"Department of Neurology Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital  Hiroshima Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7613-8717","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hirofumi","family":"Maruyama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics Hiroshima University  Hiroshima Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.21431"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.clinph.2013.05.025"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ene.14959"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ene.14759"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ene.14850"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ene.14862"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10072-020-04551-x"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/WCO.0000000000001183"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.clinph.2018.09.013"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.24274"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.27238"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.03.031"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1440-1681.2002.03686.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.23503"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00330-016-4704-9"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.clinph.2014.06.051"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/WNL.0000000000003483"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/01.wnl.0000169179.67764.30"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.26715"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_21_1","unstructured":"M. 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