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[[CT scan]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of Duchenne [[muscular dystrophy]]. Findings on [[CT scan]] suggestive of Duchenne [[muscular dystrophy]] include [[Fat|fatty]] infiltration which leads to low attenuation and [[muscle]] pseudohypertrophy. | |||
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[[CT scan]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of Duchenne [[muscular dystrophy]]. Findings on [[CT scan]] suggestive of Duchenne [[muscular dystrophy]] include:<ref name="pmid20422195">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wattjes MP, Kley RA, Fischer D |title=Neuromuscular imaging in inherited muscle diseases |journal=Eur Radiol |volume=20 |issue=10 |pages=2447–60 |date=October 2010 |pmid=20422195 |pmc=2940021 |doi=10.1007/s00330-010-1799-2 |url=}}</ref> | |||
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*[[Muscle]] pseudohypertrophy | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.
Overview
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Findings on CT scan suggestive of Duchenne muscular dystrophy include fatty infiltration which leads to low attenuation and muscle pseudohypertrophy.
CT scan
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Findings on CT scan suggestive of Duchenne muscular dystrophy include:[1]
References
- ↑ Wattjes MP, Kley RA, Fischer D (October 2010). "Neuromuscular imaging in inherited muscle diseases". Eur Radiol. 20 (10): 2447–60. doi:10.1007/s00330-010-1799-2. PMC 2940021. PMID 20422195.