Muscle-MRI and Functional Levels for the Evaluation of Upper Limbs in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Critical Review of the Literature

• Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 58; no. 3; p. 440
• Main Authors: Cristiano, Lara, Brogna, Claudia, Tasca, Giorgio, Verdolotti, Tommaso, Pane, Marika, Mercuri, Eugenio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 17.03.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Clinical trials; DMD; Forearm; Humans; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; muscle MRI; Muscle, Skeletal; Muscular dystrophy; Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne - complications; Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne - diagnostic imaging; PUL; Review; Spectrum analysis; Upper Extremity - diagnostic imaging; upper limbs; upper limbs; DMD; muscle MRI; PUL

Many qualitative and quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques have been applied to evaluate muscle fat degeneration in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) subjects, but only few studies have focused on the upper limbs. We reviewed the literature in order to evaluate the association bet...