Ultrasound elastography for the evaluation of peripheral nerves: a systematic review

TC Wee, NG Simon - Muscle & nerve, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral nerve disorders are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Electrodiagnostic
studies remain the cornerstone of the evaluation of nerve disorders. More recently …

Ultrasound in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy: structure meets function in the neuromuscular clinic

E Gallardo, Y Noto, NG Simon - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery …, 2015 - jnnp.bmj.com
Peripheral nerve ultrasound (US) has emerged as a promising technique for the diagnosis
of peripheral nerve disorders. While most experience with US has been reported in the …

Ultrasound pattern sum score, homogeneity score and regional nerve enlargement index for differentiation of demyelinating inflammatory and hereditary neuropathies

A Grimm, D Vittore, V Schubert, C Lipski, B Heiling… - Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the use of nerve ultrasound in the differentiation between Charcot–
Marie Tooth hereditary neuropathy (CMT1) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating …

Nerve ultrasound in polyneuropathies

JA Telleman, A Grimm, S Goedee, LH Visser… - Muscle & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound can be used to visualize pathology in the peripheral nerves of patients with
polyneuropathy. Nerve enlargement is the most frequent pathology, but other abnormalities …

The Ultrasound pattern sum score–UPSS. A new method to differentiate acute and subacute neuropathies using ultrasound of the peripheral nerves

A Grimm, BF Décard, H Axer, P Fuhr - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Ultrasound differentiation of neuropathies is a great challenge. We, therefore,
suggest a standardized score to operationalize differentiation between several acute and …

Reference values for ultrasonograpy of peripheral nerves

M Qrimli, H Ebadi, A Breiner, H Siddiqui… - Muscle & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: High‐resolution ultrasonography (HRU) is a novel method that provides
morphological information about peripheral nerves. We aimed to determine reference …

Ultrasound of the peripheral nerves in systemic vasculitic neuropathies

A Grimm, BF Décard, A Bischof, H Axer - Journal of the neurological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction Ultrasound of the peripheral nerves (PNUS) can be used to visualize nerve
pathologies in polyneuropathies (PNP). The aim of this study was to investigate, whether …

[HTML][HTML] Current and future applications of ultrasound imaging in peripheral nerve disorders

AS Carroll, NG Simon - World journal of radiology, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neuromuscular ultrasound (NMUS) is a rapidly evolving technique used in neuromuscular
medicine to provide complimentary information to standard electrodiagnostic studies. NMUS …

Neuromuscular ultrasound: clinical applications and diagnostic values

JK Mah, N van Alfen - Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 2018 - cambridge.org
Advances in high-resolution ultrasound have provided clinicians with unique opportunities
to study diseases of the peripheral nervous system. Ultrasound complements the clinical …

Nerve ultrasound as helpful tool in polyneuropathies

M Kramer, A Grimm, N Winter, M Dörner… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Polyneuropathies (PNP) are a broad field of diseases affecting millions of
people. While the symptoms presented are mostly similar, underlying causes are abundant …