Background Muscle biopsies are important diagnostic procedures in neuromuscular
practice. Recent advances in genetic analysis have profoundly modified Myopathology …

Skeletal muscle biopsies present unique preparatory challenges to the histotechnologist
and unique diagnostic challenges to the clinician and pathologist. A muscle biopsy sample …

For more than 45 years, Muscle Biopsy: A Practical Approach has offered, comprehensive,
clinically-focused coverage of the acquisition, interpretation, and assessment of muscle …

The history of muscle biopsy dates back to 1860 when Duchenne first performed a biopsy on
a patient with symptoms of myopathy. Introduction of enzyme histochemical methods by …

This chapter reviews the basic principles of skeletal muscle biopsy acquisition, processing
and interpretation. Comments about the proper acquisition of muscle biopsies are followed …

Abstract Knowledge of disorders of skeletal muscle remains of importance for the practicing
pathologist. While genetic testing has proved useful in the diagnosis of many patients …

Muscle biopsy is required to provide a definitive diagnosis in many neuromuscular
disorders. It can be performed through an open or needle technique under local anesthesia …

Muscle biopsy had been used to diagnose muscle disease for a long time because only a
few of the disorders show adequate specific clinical features for definite diagnosis. Since the …

This is a welcome successor to the popular second edition, and has been extensively
updated to include the numerous advances in the classification and diagnosis of muscle …

This article reviews the indications for a muscle biopsy, and then gives a step-by-step
description of the processes of muscle selection through to interpreting the biopsy report …