Muscle ultrasound in neuromuscular disorders

S Pillen, IMP Arts, MJ Zwarts - … & Nerve: Official Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Muscle ultrasound is a useful tool in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders, as these
disorders result in muscle atrophy and intramuscular fibrosis and fatty infiltration, which can …

Skeletal muscle ultrasound

S Pillen, N van Alfen - Neurological research, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Muscle ultrasound is a convenient technique to visualize normal and pathological muscle
tissue as it is non-invasive and real-time. Neuromuscular disorders give rise to structural …

Skeletal muscle ultrasound

S Pillen - European Journal of Translational Myology, 2010 - pagepressjournals.org
Muscle ultrasound is a convenient technique to visualize normal and pathological muscle
tissue as it is non-invasive and real-time. Neuromuscular disorders give rise to structural …

Muscle ultrasound analysis: normal values and differentiation between myopathies and neuropathies

NM Maurits, AE Bollen, A Windhausen… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2003 - Elsevier
In this study, 145 healthy adults (20 to 94 years old, 69 women) were examined using
ultrasound (US) imaging to obtain reference values of muscle parameters that were …

Ultrasound in the assessment of myopathic disorders

CM Zaidman, N Van Alfen - Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Neuromuscular ultrasound (US) augments a careful physical examination and
electrodiagnostic evaluation in the evaluation of suspected myopathy. Ultrasound evaluation …

Neuromuscular ultrasound: a new tool in your toolbox

N Van Alfen, JK Mah - Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 2018 - cambridge.org
Neuromuscular ultrasound is a rapidly evolving technique for diagnosing, monitoring and
facilitating treatment of patients with muscle and nerve disorders. It is a portable point-of …

Skeletal muscle ultrasound: correlation between fibrous tissue and echo intensity

S Pillen, RO Tak, MJ Zwarts, MMY Lammens… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2009 - Elsevier
In this study, we examined the correlation between muscle ultrasound and muscle structure.
Echo intensity (EI) of 14 muscles of two golden retriever muscular dystrophy dogs was …

Indications for neuromuscular ultrasound: Expert opinion and review of the literature

FO Walker, MS Cartwright, KE Alter, LH Visser… - Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the last two decades, dozens of applications have emerged for ultrasonography in
neuromuscular disorders. We wanted to measure its impact on practice in laboratories …

Quantitative gray‐scale analysis in skeletal muscle ultrasound: a comparison study of two ultrasound devices

S Pillen, JP van Dijk, G Weijers… - Muscle & Nerve …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Muscle ultrasound is a useful technique to detect neuromuscular disorders. Quantification of
muscle echo intensity (EI) using gray‐scale analysis is more reliable and more sensitive …

Normal values for quantitative muscle ultrasonography in adults

IMP Arts, S Pillen, HJ Schelhaas… - Muscle & Nerve …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasonography can detect structural muscle changes caused by neuromuscular disease.
Quantitative analysis is the preferred method to determine if ultrasound findings are within …