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Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports
Erschienen in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports 2/2013

01.02.2013 | Nerve and Muscle (M Hirano and LH Weimer, Section Editors)

Ultrasonography of Peripheral Nerves

verfasst von: Jung Im Suk, Francis O. Walker, Michael S. Cartwright

Erschienen in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports | Ausgabe 2/2013

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Abstract

Over the last decade, neuromuscular ultrasonography has emerged as a useful tool for the diagnosis of peripheral nerve disorders. This article reviews sonographic findings of normal nerves, including key quantitative ultrasound measurements that are helpful in the evaluation of focal and possibly generalized peripheral neuropathies. It also discusses several recent articles outlining the evidence base for the use of this technology, as well as new findings in compressive, traumatic, and generalized neuropathies. Ultrasonography is well suited for use in electrodiagnostic laboratories, where physicians, experienced in both the clinical evaluation of patients and the application of hands-on technology, can integrate findings from the patient’s history, physical examination, electrophysiological studies, and imaging for diagnosis and management.
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Metadaten
Titel
Ultrasonography of Peripheral Nerves
verfasst von
Jung Im Suk
Francis O. Walker
Michael S. Cartwright
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2013
Verlag
Current Science Inc.
Erschienen in
Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports / Ausgabe 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1528-4042
Elektronische ISSN: 1534-6293
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-012-0328-x

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