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Nerve Ultrasound Protocol to Detect Dysimmune Neuropathies
Published on: October 7, 2021
7T MR neurography-ultrasound fusion for peripheral nerve imaging
Stefanie Schreiber1,2,3, Frank Schreiber1,2, Alica Peter1
1Department of Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.
Background:
We present one patient with an initial diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and one with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) type 1A.
Methods:
Both patients underwent ankle tibial nerve fusion-imaging of high-resolution ultrasound (HRUS) with 7T MR neurography (MRN).
Results:
In GBS, the nerve was enlarged, T2-hyperintense, and showed increased vascularization 21 months after symptom onset. In CMT1A, the enlarged nerve was T2-isointense with normal endoneurial blood flow.
Conclusions:
We demonstrate the utility of 7T-MRN-HRUS-fusion-imaging. In GBS, there was evidence of ongoing inflammation resulting in a changed diagnosis to acute-onset chronic demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy and maintenance of immunotherapy. By MRN-HRUS-fusion, patients with presumed peripheral axonal degeneration could be shown to display imaging markers associated with peripheral nervous system inflammation. Thus, more accurate identification of a treatable inflammatory component may become possible.
