Muscle MRI in inherited neuromuscular disorders: past, present, and future. Export

@article{citeulike:4746560, abstract = {Interest in muscle MRI has been largely stimulated in the last few years by the recognition of an increasing number of genetic defects in the field of inherited neuromuscular disorders. Muscle ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) have been used to detect the presence of muscle involvement in patients affected by these disorders, but until recently the use of muscle MRI has been, with a few exceptions, limited to detecting inflammatory forms. The aim of this review is to illustrate how muscle MRI, in combination with clinical evaluation, can contribute to the selection of appropriate genetic tests and more generally in the differential diagnosis of genetically distinct forms of neuromuscular disorders. Possible future applications of muscle MRI are also discussed.}, author = {Mercuri, E. and Pichiecchio, A. and Allsop, J. and Messina, S. and Pane, M. and Muntoni, F.}, citeulike-article-id = {4746560}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmri.20804}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17260395}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17260395}, doi = {10.1002/jmri.20804}, issn = {1053-1807}, journal = {Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI}, keywords = {human, imaging, mri, myopathy, myositis, neuromuscular, review, stir}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {433--440}, posted-at = {2009-06-04 20:00:34}, priority = {2}, title = {Muscle MRI in inherited neuromuscular disorders: past, present, and future.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmri.20804}, volume = {25}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4746560 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4746560 N2 - Interest in muscle MRI has been largely stimulated in the last few years by the recognition of an increasing number of genetic defects in the field of inherited neuromuscular disorders. Muscle ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) have been used to detect the presence of muscle involvement in patients affected by these disorders, but until recently the use of muscle MRI has been, with a few exceptions, limited to detecting inflammatory forms. The aim of this review is to illustrate how muscle MRI, in combination with clinical evaluation, can contribute to the selection of appropriate genetic tests and more generally in the differential diagnosis of genetically distinct forms of neuromuscular disorders. Possible future applications of muscle MRI are also discussed. IS - 2 JF - Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI SN - 1053-1807 EP - 440 TI - Muscle MRI in inherited neuromuscular disorders: past, present, and future. VL - 25 SP - 433 KW - human KW - imaging KW - mri KW - myopathy KW - myositis KW - neuromuscular KW - review KW - stir AU - Mercuri, E AU - Pichiecchio, A AU - Allsop, J AU - Messina, S AU - Pane, M AU - Muntoni, F PY - 2007/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmri.20804 ER -