• J Neuroimaging · Apr 2013

    Review

    3T magnetic resonance neurography of tibial nerve pathologies.

    • Majid Chalian, Theodoros Soldatos, Neda Faridian-Aragh, Eric H Williams, Gedge D Rosson, John Eng, John A Carrino, and Avneesh Chhabra.
    • Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
    • J Neuroimaging. 2013 Apr 1;23(2):296-310.

    AbstractDiagnosis of tibial neuropathy has been traditionally based on clinical examination and electrodiagnostic studies; however, cross-sectional imaging modalities have been used to increase the diagnostic accuracy and provide anatomic mapping of the abnormalities. In this context, magnetic resonance neurography (MRN) offers high-resolution imaging of the tibial nerve (TN), its branches and the adjacent soft tissues, and provides an objective assessment of the neuromuscular anatomy, abnormality, and the surrounding pathology. This review describes the pathologies affecting the TN and illustrates their respective 3 Tesla (T) MRN appearances with relevant case examples.Copyright © 2012 by the American Society of Neuroimaging.

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