Imaging techniques in myotonic dystrophy. A comparative study of ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of skeletal muscles

Muscle computed tomography in adult-onset acid maltase deficiency

“…10 In myotonic dystrophy the sternocleidomastoideus muscle is affected early, with decrease of attenuation in the paraspinal muscles. 9 Adult-onset Pompe patients show at the lumbar level fatty degeneration of both the paraspinal and psoas muscles. 3 In the thighs low-density areas are present in the vastus medialis, adductor, and biceps femoris.…”

Der Einsatz der Magnetresonanztomographie der Muskulatur bei der Diagnose neuromuskulärer Erkrankungen

“…Hier lässt sich vor allem in den Unterschenkeln bei klinisch manifest Betroffenen ein Befall in der MRT belegen [13,39]. Anders als Damian et al [13] sehen wir bei der klassischen myotonen Dystrophie Typ I nur selten einen Befall der Oberschenkelmuskulatur, der jedoch bei der proximalen myotonen Myopathie ausgeprägter ausfällt.…”

Safety testing of veterinary vaccines using magnetic resonance imaging in pigs

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was investigated as a possible alternative method to detect and to evaluate vaccination-induced local reactions at the injection site in the living animal at several time points after vaccination. In human medicine imaging methods like MRI, computer tomography (CT) and ultrasound (US) are approved methods for clinical studies of muscular disorders like inflammation, denervation, mass lesions and their follow-up (Kuo and Carrino, 2007;Reimers, 1990;Schedel et al, 1992;Walker, 2008). Because of its higher sensitivity, a better contrast resolution and the use of non-ionizing radiation, MRI became the method of choice for soft tissue imaging (Fisher et al, 1986;Lovitt et al, 2006;Nägele and Hahn, 1990;Tanttu and Sepponen, 1996).…”