Neuromuscular imaging

This book is a groundbreaking radiological and neurological overview of current methods and applications of imaging--including aspects of neuroimaging and musculoskeletal imaging--in patients with inherited, metabolic, and inflammatory muscle diseases. Imaging features are discussed in the context o...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Wattjes, Mike P.; Fischer, Dirk.
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6552-2
Summary: This book is a groundbreaking radiological and neurological overview of current methods and applications of imaging--including aspects of neuroimaging and musculoskeletal imaging--in patients with inherited, metabolic, and inflammatory muscle diseases. Imaging features are discussed in the context of clincial presentation, histopathology, therapeutic options and differential diagnosis.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxvii, 424 p.)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781461465522 (electronic bk.)
1461465524 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: RC925
CLC: R746
Contents: Imaging Modalities.
Introduction /
Ultrasonography /
Computed Tomography /
Conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging /
Advanced and Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques /
Nuclear Medicine Methods /
Peripheral Nerve Imaging /
Muscle Anatomy and Physiology.
Morphology of Skeletal Muscle /
Atlas of Topographical Muscle Anatomy /
Normal Aging Muscle Tissue /
Clinical Applications in Hereditary Myopathies.
Skeletal Muscle Channelopathies /
Metabolic Myopathies /
Congenital Myopathies /
Congenital Muscular Dystrophies /
Dystrophinopathies /
Emerinopathies and Laminopathies /
Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies /
Myofibrillar Myopathies /
Distal Myopathies /
Myotonic Dystrophies /
Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy /
Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy /
Diagnostic Algorithms and Differential Diagnosis /
Clinical Applications in Acquired Myopathies.
Inflammatory Myopathies /
Toxic and Drug-Induced Myopathies /
Muscle Neoplasms /
Clinical Applications in Motor Neuron Disorders and Peripheral Nerve Imaging.
Motor Neuron Diseases /
Imaging of the Peripheral Nerves: Clinical Applications and Diagnostic Relevance /