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      <image:caption>Fig 1. Percent increase in nerve cross-sectional area over the upper limit of normal of reference values are compared between standard and hand-held ultrasound devices.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fig 2. These images are of the left greater auricular nerve. The image with GE in the upper left corner is from the standard ultrasound device, and the other image is from the hand-held ultrasound device. The nerve is circled in both images, and it measured 9 mm2.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Neuromuscular ultrasound in leprosy: A scanning protocol - FIGURE 1</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ulnar nerve scanning sites from (A) the mid-forearm to (F) the axilla. The nerve courses (B) under the flexor carpi ulnaris, (C) posterior to the medial epicondyle, (D) in the proximal elbow and (E) in the mid-arm. Black rectangles represent probe placement.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Neuromuscular ultrasound in leprosy: A scanning protocol - FIGURE 2</image:title>
      <image:caption>Median nerve scanning sites from (A) the wrist to (F) the axilla. It courses (B) between the flexor digitorum superficial is and the flexor digitorum profundus, (C) between the heads of the pronator teres, (D) medial to the brachia! artery, and (E) in the mid-arm.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Median nerve scanning sites from (A) the wrist to (F) the axilla. It courses (B) between the flexor digitorum superficial is and the flexor digitorum profundus, (C) between the heads of the pronator teres, (D) medial to the brachia! artery, and (E) in the mid-arm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Neuromuscular ultrasound in leprosy: A scanning protocol - FIGURE 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Superficial radial nerve scanning sites from (A) the distal forearm to (B) the mid-forearm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Neuromuscular ultrasound in leprosy: A scanning protocol - FIGURE 4</image:title>
      <image:caption>Common fibular nerve scanning sites from (A) the popliteal fossa to (C) below the fibular head.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Neuromuscular ultrasound in leprosy: A scanning protocol - FIGURE 5</image:title>
      <image:caption>SuraI nerve scanning site at (A) the ankle. The nerve can be seen accompanied by the lesser saphenous vein and followed proximally to (B) the mid-calf.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Neuromuscular ultrasound in leprosy: A scanning protocol - FIGURE 6</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ulnar nerve enlargement at the elbow in a patient with leprosy neuropathy. The nerve is within the white circle, with a cross­sectional area of 26 mm^2.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Neuromuscular ultrasound in leprosy: A scanning protocol - FIGURE 7</image:title>
      <image:caption>Color Doppler assessment of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. The gray area (arrow) within the hypoechoic nerve is abnormal and represents increased vascularity.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Neuromuscular ultrasound in leprosy: A scanning protocol - FIGURE 8</image:title>
      <image:caption>Epineural thickness of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. The thickened epineurium (arrow) can be seen surrounding the enlarged hypoechoic fascicles.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Stephen W. Wheat specializes in Electrodiagnostic Medicine and is also a doctor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Wheat is one of the most skilled and trusted physicians in Northwest Louisiana and has been recognized globally for his nerve studies. He is committed to value-based health care rather than volume-based care, and he is exploring the use of AI to ensure he has the latest medical evidence to best solve a patient's chronic pain issues so that he or she can quickly return to an active, pain-free life.  Read More.</image:caption>
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