Un enfoque sistemático para la evaluación de la resonancia magnética del plexo lumbosacral: indicaciones, anatomía

Saeed Rahmani1, Christopher Hamilton1, Irene Dixe de Oliveira Santo1

  • 1From Tu Lab for Diagnostic Research (SR, OZ, CKH, LHT) and Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (SR, CH, IDDS, JKN, OZ, CKH, CFEK, LHT), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

Resumen

Esta revisión proporciona un enfoque estructurado para la interpretación de la resonancia magnética del plexo lumbosacral (LSP MRI). Detalla la anatomía esencial, los protocolos y las patologías para diagnosticar trastornos nerviosos periféricos.

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