Comparison of quantitative muscle ultrasound and whole-body muscle MRI in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 1 patients.
Laura FiondaFiammetta VanoliAntonella Di PasqualeLuca LeonardiStefania MorinoGioia MerlonghiAntonio LaulettaGirolamo AlfieriRocco CostanzoLaura TufanoElena RossiniElisabetta BucciAndrea GrossiRossella TuplerMarco SalvettiMatteo GaribaldiGiovanni AntoniniPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2023)
QMUS allows quantitative evaluation of muscle echogenicity, displaying a tight correlation with muscular alterations, clinical and MRI data. Although a confirmation on larger sample is needed, our research suggests a possible future application of QMUS in diagnosis and management of muscular disorders.
Keyphrases
- muscular dystrophy
- magnetic resonance imaging
- skeletal muscle
- end stage renal disease
- contrast enhanced
- ejection fraction
- high resolution
- duchenne muscular dystrophy
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- resistance training
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- blood brain barrier
- magnetic resonance
- high intensity
- body composition
- data analysis