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Muscle and nerve imaging techniques in neuromuscular diseases.
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PMID:  19078603     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Imaging of muscle and nerve has become increasingly useful and of promising value in the evaluation of patients with various neuromuscular disorders. These techniques include ultrasonography, radionuclide scanning, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. They have different applications, advantages. and disadvantages. This review assesses these imaging modalities and describes the findings in pathologic conditions. The usefulness of these methods in the evaluation of various neuromuscular diseases is discussed.
Authors:
H Halford; A Graves; T Bertorini
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1537-1611     ISO Abbreviation:  J Clin Neuromuscul Dis     Publication Date:  2000 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100887391     Medline TA:  J Clin Neuromuscul Dis     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  41-51     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
From the *Department of Radiology and dagger Neurology, Methodist Hospitals of Memphis and the Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee.
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