Table 4 Comparison of shear wave velocities of different peripheral nerves.

From: Preliminary study on the influencing factors of shear wave elastography for peripheral nerves in healthy population

Shear wave velocity

Median nerve (at the carpal tunnel)

Tibial nerve (at the tarsal tunnel)

p

Cmean (m/s)

4.30 (0.80)

3.87 (0.76)

 < 0.001

Cmin (m/s)

3.67 (0.87)

3.37 (0.84)

 < 0.001

Cmax (m/s)

5.13 (1.00)

4.30 (0.75)

 < 0.001

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