ArticleEuropean radiology2015
MR neurography of ulnar nerve entrapment at the cubital tunnel: a diffusion tensor imaging study.
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- Diagnosing ulnar neuropathy at the elbow on MRI: importance of the longitudinal extent of the hyperintense ulnar nerve.Skeletal radiology · 2022Article
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- Fractional Anisotropy and Troponin T Parallel Structural Nerve Damage at the Upper Extremities in a Group of Patients With Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes - A Study Using 3T Magnetic Resonance Neurography.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Magnetic Resonance Neurography for Evaluation of Peripheral Nerves.Journal of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury · 2021Review
- Peripheral Nerve Diffusion Tensor Imaging : Interreader and Test-retest Reliability as Quantified by the Standard Error of Measurement.Clinical neuroradiology · 2020Article
- Prevalence of fascicular hyperintensities in peripheral nerves of healthy individuals with regard to cerebral white matter lesions.European radiology · 2019Article
- Magnetic Resonance Neurography : Normal Values and Demographic Determinants of Nerve Caliber and T2 Relaxometry in 60 healthy individuals.Clinical neuroradiology · 2019Article
- Shear-wave elastography: a new potential method to diagnose ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.European radiology · 2018Article
- Visualization of nerve fibers around the carotid bifurcation with use of a 9.4 Tesla microscopic magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging with tractography.Head & neck · 2018Article
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- Peripheral nerve diffusion tensor imaging (DTI): normal values and demographic determinants in a cohort of 60 healthy individuals.European radiology · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesMR neurography, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and tractography at 3 Tesla were evaluated for the assessment of patients with ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE).
methodsAxial T2-weighted and single-shot DTI sequences (16 gradient encoding directions) were acquired, covering the cubital tunnel of 46 patients with clinically and electrodiagnostically confirmed UNE and 20 healthy controls. Cross-sectional area (CSA) was measured at the retrocondylar sulcus and FA and ADC values on each section along the ulnar nerve. Three-dimensional nerve tractography and T2-weighted neurography results were independently assessed by two raters.
resultsPatients showed a significant reduction of ulnar nerve FA values at the retrocondylar sulcus (p = 0.002) and the deep flexor fascia (p = 0.005). At tractography, a complete or partial discontinuity of the ulnar nerve was found in 26/40 (65%) of patients. Assessment of T2 neurography was most sensitive in detecting UNE (sensitivity, 91%; specificity, 79%), followed by tractography (88%/69%). CSA and FA measurements were less effective in detecting UNE.
conclusionT2-weighted neurography remains the most sensitive MR technique in the imaging evaluation of clinically manifest UNE. DTI-based neurography at 3 Tesla supports the MR imaging assessment of UNE patients by adding quantitative and 3D imaging data. KEY POINTS: • DTI and tractography support conventional MR neurography in the detection of UNE • Regionally reduced FA values and discontinuous tractography patterns indicate UNE • T2-weighted MR neurography remains the imaging gold standard in cases of UNE • DTI-based ulnar nerve tractography offers additional topographic information in 3D.
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