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A member asked:
Can an mri show nerve damage on hand?
3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes, but EMG is betr: It is wise to see a hand specialist or Sports medicine doctor to figure out what your diagnosis is. A MRI can provide alot of soft tissue and nerve information. However, EMGs are the most objective tests to provide data about nerves and their function. Be prepared to explain your symptoms to your physician and any relationship to repetitive trauma via work or hobbies or computer use.
Answered 11/2/2018
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Not really: the best test for suspected nerve damage in the hand id an EMG NCV ElectroMyoGram Nerve Conduction Velocity which can be done in a Neurologist office
Answered 4/19/2018
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Not usually, but...: Unless the nerve is lacerated or there are some focal changes in the nerve, it is very difficult to see nerve damage in the hand. Some tumors or inflammation of the nerves can be seen. Usually, a nerve injury is suggested by a nearby lesion such as a cyst, mass or swelling along the expected route of the nerve or at a specific location in the hand which is a known location for nerve injury.
Answered 4/19/2018
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