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This study explored the correlation between CTS diagnosis and median nerve CSA measured on MRI at different wrist levels.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective review of an electronic medical record database identified patients who underwent both wrist MRI and EDX within a 90-day interval between January 2000 and December 2022. Median nerve CSA was measured on axial T2-weighted images at 3 levels: proximal to the carpal tunnel inlet (the distal radioulnar joint [DRUJ]), the inlet, and the outlet. Continuous variables are presented as means \u00b1 standard deviations. A logistic regression model was constructed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of median nerve CSA, at the 3 anatomical levels, in identifying CTS. Empirical cut point estimation determined optimal cutoffs and corresponding areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUCs).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Sixty-eight patients (76 wrists; mean age, 51.4 \u00b1 14.2 years; male-to-female ratio, 26 to 50; 59 White patients, 8 Hispanic patients, and 1 Asian patient) were included. The mean median nerve CSA in the EDX-negative group compared with the EDX-positive group was 10.6 \u00b1 3.4 versus 11.7 \u00b1 4.0 mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (p = 0.248) at the DRUJ level, 11.1 \u00b1 3.1 versus 14.4 \u00b1 5.1 mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (p = 0.007) at the inlet level, and 9.8 \u00b1 2.4 versus 11.0 \u00b1 5.2 mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (p = 0.833) at the outlet level. The inlet CSA cutoff for CTS was 11.3 mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (AUC = 0.67), with a sensitivity of 74% and a specificity of 60%.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MRI-based measurements of median nerve CSA, particularly at the inlet level, suggest that relying solely on CSA measurements may not be an optimal diagnostic strategy for CTS in patients with equivocal clinical symptoms. Even with MRI and highly standardized measurement protocols, only poor-to-fair diagnostic accuracy was achieved. This study raises questions about the diagnosis of CTS based on CSA measurements.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Diagnostic\n                      <jats:underline>Level III<\/jats:underline>\n                      . See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2106\/jbjs.25.00787","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,24]],"date-time":"2026-03-24T18:01:18Z","timestamp":1774375278000},"page":"1196-1202","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["MRI Assessment of Median Nerve Size in Patients with Proximate Electrodiagnostic Studies"],"prefix":"10.2106","volume":"108","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7689-8732","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wen-Chih","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan"},{"name":"Hand and Arm Research Collaborative, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts"},{"name":"Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan"},{"name":"Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan"},{"name":"Biomedical Artificial Intelligence Academy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3422-5905","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chih-Hsuan","family":"Wung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2779-7534","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"F. 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