Sonographic Pearls for Imaging the Brachial Plexus and Its Pathologies
The brachial plexus (BP) is a complicated neural network, which may be affected by trauma, irradiation, neoplasm, infection, and autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Magnetic Resonance Imaging is the preferred diagnostic modality; however, it has the limitations of high cost and lack of portability. Hi...
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| author | Po-Cheng Hsu Ke-Vin Chang Kamal Mezian Ondřej Naňka Wei-Ting Wu Yi-Chiang Yang Stefan Meng Vincenzo Ricci Levent Özçakar |
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| description | The brachial plexus (BP) is a complicated neural network, which may be affected by trauma, irradiation, neoplasm, infection, and autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Magnetic Resonance Imaging is the preferred diagnostic modality; however, it has the limitations of high cost and lack of portability. High-resolution ultrasound has recently emerged as an unparalleled diagnostic tool for diagnosing postganglionic lesions of the BP. Existing literature describes the technical skills needed for prompt ultrasound imaging and guided injections for the BP. However, it remains particularly challenging for beginners to navigate easily while scanning its different parts. To address this, we share several “clinical pearls” for the sonographic examination of the BP as well as its common pathologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-acf3e303a2084607a547d30b6859887a2023-11-20T01:03:16ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182020-05-0110532410.3390/diagnostics10050324Sonographic Pearls for Imaging the Brachial Plexus and Its PathologiesPo-Cheng Hsu0Ke-Vin Chang1Kamal Mezian2Ondřej Naňka3Wei-Ting Wu4Yi-Chiang Yang5Stefan Meng6Vincenzo Ricci7Levent Özçakar8Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei 10845, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei 10845, TaiwanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, 12800 Prague, Czech RepublicInstitute of Anatomy, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine, 12800 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei 10845, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11221, TaiwanCenter for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna and Radiology, Hanusch Hospital, 1090 Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Biomedical and Neuromotor Science, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, 40136 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, 06100 Ankara, TurkeyThe brachial plexus (BP) is a complicated neural network, which may be affected by trauma, irradiation, neoplasm, infection, and autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Magnetic Resonance Imaging is the preferred diagnostic modality; however, it has the limitations of high cost and lack of portability. High-resolution ultrasound has recently emerged as an unparalleled diagnostic tool for diagnosing postganglionic lesions of the BP. Existing literature describes the technical skills needed for prompt ultrasound imaging and guided injections for the BP. However, it remains particularly challenging for beginners to navigate easily while scanning its different parts. To address this, we share several “clinical pearls” for the sonographic examination of the BP as well as its common pathologies.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/5/324sonographyneckbrachial plexusnerveinjury |
| spellingShingle | Po-Cheng Hsu Ke-Vin Chang Kamal Mezian Ondřej Naňka Wei-Ting Wu Yi-Chiang Yang Stefan Meng Vincenzo Ricci Levent Özçakar Sonographic Pearls for Imaging the Brachial Plexus and Its Pathologies Diagnostics sonography neck brachial plexus nerve injury |
| title | Sonographic Pearls for Imaging the Brachial Plexus and Its Pathologies |
| title_full | Sonographic Pearls for Imaging the Brachial Plexus and Its Pathologies |
| title_fullStr | Sonographic Pearls for Imaging the Brachial Plexus and Its Pathologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sonographic Pearls for Imaging the Brachial Plexus and Its Pathologies |
| title_short | Sonographic Pearls for Imaging the Brachial Plexus and Its Pathologies |
| title_sort | sonographic pearls for imaging the brachial plexus and its pathologies |
| topic | sonography neck brachial plexus nerve injury |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/5/324 |
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