Peripheral nerve imaging
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Peripheral nerve imaging. Haematoma, Masses, Enlarged nerve, Reduced nerve size, Tenosynovitis, Neuroma. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Ultrasound demonstrable lesions
- Haematoma
- Masses
- Enlarged nerve
- Reduced nerve size
- Tenosynovitis
- Neuroma
- Post-radiation fibrosis
- Anomalous muscle
- Neurofibroma
- Intraneural granuloma
- Vasculitis
- Trauma
- Haemangioma
Ultrasound findings in hereditary neuropathy
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Ultrasound findings in CIDP
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Ultrasound findings in GBS
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Ultrasound findings in diabetic sensorimotor neuropathy
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Ultrasound findings in peripheral nerve tumours
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Ultrasound in other nerve disorders
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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References
- Gallardo E, Noto Y, Simon NG. Ultrasound in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy: structure meets function in the neuromuscular clinic. JNNP 2015; 86:1066-1074.
- Zaidman CM, Seelig MJ, Baker JC, Mackinnon SE, Pestronk A. Detection of peripheral nerve pathology: comparison of ultrasound and MRI. Neurology 2013; 80:1634-1640.
- Noto Y. Nerve ultrasound is useful for the diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases. Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2013; 53:1215-1216.
- Noto YI, Shiga K, Tsuji Y, et al. Nerve ultrasound depicts peripheral nerve enlargement in patients with genetically distinct Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. JNNP 2015; 86:378-384.
- Schreiber S, Oldag A, Kornblum C, et al. Sonography of the median nerve in CMT1A, CMT2A, CMTX, and HNPP. Muscle Nerve 2013; 47:385-395.
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