Duchenne muscular dystrophy MRI

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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

There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name].

OR

[Location] MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

OR

There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].

MRI

Lower limb MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Findings on MRI suggestive of Duchenne muscular dystrophy include:

• High T1-weighted signal in affected muscles such as:
  • Gastrocnemii muscles
  • Gluteus maximus
  • Gluteus medius
  • Adductor magnus muscles
  • Psoas
  • Iliacus
  • Quadriceps
  • Rectus femoris
  • Biceps femoris
  • Peroneus longus
  • Soleus muscles

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