• AJR Am J Roentgenol · Dec 2014

    Review

    Accuracy of MRI in diagnosing peripheral nerve disease: a systematic review of the literature.

    • Robert M Kwee, Avneesh Chhabra, Kenneth C Wang, David R Marker, and John A Carrino.
    • 1 Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
    • AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Dec 1;203(6):1303-9.

    ObjectiveMRI is increasingly being used to evaluate extracranial peripheral nerve disease in clinical practice. The objective of this study was to systematically review the accuracy of MRI in distinguishing normal from abnormal extracranial peripheral nerves.ConclusionThere is significant heterogeneity between studies investigating the accuracy of MRI. Studies have shown that nerve T2-weighted or STIR hyperintensity, nerve enlargement, and nerve flattening are associated with peripheral nerve disease.

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