Muscle ultrasound
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Muscle ultrasound. Inherited muscle diseases, Inflammatory muscle diseases, Neoplastic muscle diseases. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Indications
- Inherited muscle diseases
- Inflammatory muscle diseases
- Neoplastic muscle diseases
- Monitoring disease progression
- Muscle trauma
- Assessing severity of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
- Detecting diaphragmatic dysfunction
Limitations
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Indices
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Muscular dystrophy patterns
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Inflammatory myopathy patterns
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Denervation patterns
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References
- Wattjes MP, Kley RA Fischer D. Neuromuscular imaging in inherited muscle diseases. Eur Radiol 2010; 20:2447-2460.
- Theodorou DJ, Theodorou SJ, Kakitsubata Y. Skeletal muscle disease: patterns of MRI appearances. Br J Radiol 2012; 85:e1298-e1308.
- Ortolan P, Zanato R, Coran A, Beltrame V, Stramare R. Role of radiologic imaging in genetic and acquired neuromuscular disorders. Eur J Transl Myol 2015; 25:5014.
- Morrow JM, Sinclair CD, Fischmann A, et al. MRI biomarker assessment of neuromuscular disease progression: a prospective observational cohort study. Lancet Neurol 2016; 15:65-77.
- O'Gorman CM, O'brien TG, Boon AJ. Utility of diaphragm ultrasound in myopathy. Muscle Nerve 2017; 55:427-429.
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