J Clin Neurol.  2019 Apr;15(2):250-252. 10.3988/jcn.2019.15.2.250.

Ultrasonography in the Early Diagnosis of Diabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy

• An JY
• Bae DW
• Walker FO

• KMID: 2467740
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2019.15.2.250

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Early Diagnosis*
Ultrasonography*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Ultrasonography images showing the increased cross-sectional areas of the left femoral (A) and left lateral femoral cutaneous (C) nerves compared to the right side (B, D). MRI shows perineural enhancement along the L4 root (arrow) in a T1-weighted enhanced image (E), increased signal intensity in muscle (arrow) adjacent to the L3 root in an axial T2-weighted fat-suppressed image (F), and an enhanced posterior aspect of the psoas (arrow) in a coronal T1-weighted fat-suppressed enhanced image (G). FA: femoral artery, IP: iliopsoas, SM: sartorius, TFL: tensor fascia lata.

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