ReviewBrain sciences2021
Diagnostic Accuracy of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Adult Post-Ganglionic Brachial Plexus Traumatic Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance neurography for diagnosing brachial plexopathy: improved visualization and additional imaging features.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Pronator syndrome and anterior interosseous nerve palsy due to neurolymphomatosis: a case report.Skeletal radiology · 2024Article
- Evaluation and Diagnostic-Treatment Approaches of Brachial Plexus Injuries in Adults.World journal of plastic surgery · 2024Article
- A Decade of Imaging Patients with Traumatic Brachial Plexopathy: What have We Learned?The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2023Article
- Neuroimaging Applications for Diagnosis and Therapy of Pathologies in the Central and Peripheral Nervous System.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Magnetic Resonance Accuracy in the Diagnosis of Anterior Talo-Fibular Ligament Acute Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundTraumatic brachial plexus injuries are rare but serious consequences of major traumas. Pre-ganglionic lesions are considered irreparable, while post-ganglionic injuries can be potentially treated if an early diagnosis is available. Pre-surgical diagnosis is important to distinguish low-grade from high-grade lesions and to identify their location. The aim of the review is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the identification of adult post-ganglionic lesions due to traumatic brachial plexus injuries, compared to intraoperative findings.
methodsResearch on the main scientific electronic databases was conducted. Studies of adults with traumatic post-ganglionic brachial plexus injuries were included. The index test was preoperative MRI and the reference standard was surgical exploration. Pooled sensitivity and specificity were calculated.
resultsFour studies were included for the systematic review, of which three articles met the inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis. Pooled sensitivity and pooled specificity values resulted high. The sensitivity value is associated with a high heterogeneity index of the selected literature.
conclusionMRI can be considered, despite the limits, the gold standard exam in morphological evaluation of brachial plexus injuries, particularly in the diagnosis of post-ganglionic traumatic injuries.
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