Ultrasound Appearance of In Vitro Nerve Allografts and Conduits for Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction.
Stefano BianchiFlavien MaulerPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)
Ultrasound enables the accurate assessment of traumatic disorders of small peripheral nerves of extremities. Human nerve allografts and nerve conduits are increasingly used for the surgical treatment of nerve trauma but ultrasound reports on this field are scarce in the radiological literature. We present the macroscopic and in vitro ultrasound appearance of human allografts, and synthetic and biological conduits. In addition, we describe the ultrasound findings in some patients operated upon using the same devices. The in vitro ultrasound appearance correlated well with the macroscopic appearance of the devices. Awareness of their appearance in vitro can help sonologists when examining postsurgical patients.
Keyphrases
- peripheral nerve
- magnetic resonance imaging
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- endothelial cells
- ultrasound guided
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- prognostic factors
- spinal cord injury
- systematic review
- emergency department
- computed tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- pluripotent stem cells