Imaging in Neuromuscular Disorders

Georgios Manousakis

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-70459-8_4

Imaging in Neuromuscular Disorders

Georgios Manousakis

Neurology

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Ultrasound and MRI are emerging valuable diagnostic tools in neuromuscular disorders. They can identify structural lesions in the nerve and surrounding tissues noninvasively, complementing the examination and electrodiagnostic testing in localization. Ultrasound can be particularly helpful when focal nerve lesions and entrapment are suspected but electrodiagnostic findings are nondiagnostic. Patterns of findings on nerve ultrasound can provide clues to their etiology, such as differentiating acquired and genetically caused demyelination, and assisting in the differentiation of multifocal motor neuropathy from motor neuron disease in selected cases. MRI can also be helpful in noninvasively identifying patterns of muscle involvement that suggest particular dystrophies.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Clinical Handbook of Neuromuscular Medicine, Second Edition
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	43-72
Number of pages	30
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031704598
ISBN (Print)	9783031704581
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70459-8_4
State	Published - Jan 1 2025

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Keywords

Echogenicity
MR neurography
MRI cross-sectional area (CSA)
Neuromuscular ultrasound

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