Diagnostic accuracy of MRI and ultrasound in chronic immune-mediated neuropathies.
Jos OudemanFilip EftimovGustav J StrijkersJoppe J SchneidersStefan D RoosendaalMaurits P EngbersenMartijn FroelingHendrik Stephan GoedeePieter A van DoornMatthan W A CaanIvo N van SchaikMario MaasAart Johannes NederveenMarianne de VisserCamiel VerhammePublished in: Neurology (2019)
Qualitative assessment of hypertrophy and signal hyperintensity on STIR or MRN is of limited value. DTI measures may discriminate among CIDP, MMN, and sSMA. Currently, ultrasound may be the most appropriate diagnostic imaging aid in the clinical setting.