Hommel Alyson L, Cartwright Michael S, Walker Francis O
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC.
Neurol Clin Pract. 2017 Jun;7(3):266-273. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000368.
The use of ultrasonography for diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders is a relatively new but rapidly expanding field. This review covers key ultrasound findings in primary disease of muscle and nerve.
Ultrasonography is used routinely for evaluation of entrapment neuropathies, hereditary and inflammatory neuropathies, polyneuropathies, myopathies, and motor neuron disease. When used in association with other electrodiagnostic testing, ultrasound has allowed physicians to increase the yield of clinical evaluation in diagnostic laboratories.
While ultrasonography has not yet replaced the need for electrodiagnostic studies, it has become a useful accompaniment.
使用超声诊断神经肌肉疾病是一个相对较新但迅速发展的领域。本综述涵盖了肌肉和神经原发性疾病的关键超声检查结果。
超声常规用于评估卡压性神经病、遗传性和炎性神经病、多发性神经病、肌病和运动神经元病。当与其他电诊断测试联合使用时，超声使医生能够提高诊断实验室临床评估的阳性率。
虽然超声尚未取代电诊断研究的必要性，但它已成为一种有用的辅助手段。
