TY - JOUR
T1 - High-resolution magnetic resonance neurography in upper extremity neuropathy
AU - Chalian, Majid
AU - Behzadi, Ashkan Heshmatzadeh
AU - Williams, Eric H.
AU - Shores, Jaimie T.
AU - Chhabra, Avneesh
N1 - Funding Information:
Disclosures: A.C. acknowledges the support of GE-AUR, Integra Life Sciences, and Siemens for patient research.
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - The most common sites of nerve entrapment are in the upper extremity, commonly diagnosed based on clinical findings and electrophysiologic studies. Cross-sectional imaging modalities, such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, have been used to enhance diagnostic accuracy and provide anatomic mapping of abnormalities. MR neurography offers multiplanar high-resolution imaging of upper extremity nerves as well as adjacent soft tissues, and provides an objective assessment of the neuromuscular anatomy and related abnormalities. This article reviews the normal 3-T MR neurographic appearance of the upper extremity nerves, and abnormal findings related to injury, entrapment, and other pathologic conditions.
AB - The most common sites of nerve entrapment are in the upper extremity, commonly diagnosed based on clinical findings and electrophysiologic studies. Cross-sectional imaging modalities, such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, have been used to enhance diagnostic accuracy and provide anatomic mapping of abnormalities. MR neurography offers multiplanar high-resolution imaging of upper extremity nerves as well as adjacent soft tissues, and provides an objective assessment of the neuromuscular anatomy and related abnormalities. This article reviews the normal 3-T MR neurographic appearance of the upper extremity nerves, and abnormal findings related to injury, entrapment, and other pathologic conditions.
KW - Entrapment neuropathy
KW - Injury
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Magnetic resonance neurography
KW - Neurography
KW - Upper extremity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nic.2013.03.025
DO - 10.1016/j.nic.2013.03.025
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24210316
AN - SCOPUS:84887150545
SN - 1052-5149
VL - 24
SP - 109
EP - 125
JO - Neuroimaging Clinics of North America
JF - Neuroimaging Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -