Clague J E, Roberts N, Gibson H, Edwards R H
Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, U.K.
Neuromuscul Disord. 1995 May;5(3):171-8. doi: 10.1016/0960-8966(94)00052-b.
Muscle imaging has been used largely as an adjunct in the assessment of patients with muscle disease and has been reported in descriptive terms only. Developments in computer-based image analysis techniques applied to muscle have enabled the quantification of muscle images using ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance techniques. In conjunction with physiological measurements of muscle force, accurate determinations of muscle section area have allowed the determination of force per unit of cross-sectional area. This important measurement is essential if therapeutic approaches in muscle disease are to be adequately assessed. In this review the uses and merits of different imaging techniques are described with reference to new developments in quantitative analysis of muscle images and the possible utilisation of these techniques in neuromuscular disease is discussed.
肌肉成像在很大程度上一直被用作评估肌肉疾病患者的辅助手段，且仅有描述性报道。应用于肌肉的基于计算机的图像分析技术的发展，使得利用超声、计算机断层扫描和磁共振技术对肌肉图像进行量化成为可能。结合肌肉力量的生理测量，准确测定肌肉截面积能够确定单位横截面积的力量。如果要充分评估肌肉疾病的治疗方法，这一重要测量是必不可少的。在这篇综述中，将参考肌肉图像定量分析的新进展描述不同成像技术的用途和优点，并讨论这些技术在神经肌肉疾病中的可能应用。
