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15177257

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-6-4
pubmed:abstractText
The brachial plexus is the most technically and anatomically challenging area of the peripheral nervous system for diagnostic imaging. Marked improvements in spatial and contrast resolution of plexus images have resulted from the use of phased-array technology and newer MR pulse sequence designs. This article presents case material incorporating these improvements and discusses the primary factors that continue to limit MR image quality, such as inhomogenous fat suppression, motion artifacts, and small vessels that mimic or obscure plexus components, and potential solutions and imaging alternatives. Brachial plexus anatomy and its appearance on multiplanar MR images are reviewed. The morphologic features and MR signal characteristics that have been found useful in distinguishing between normal and abnormal plexus components,and in detecting neuropathic lesions, are addressed in the context of clinical indications for plexus imaging as follows: mass involving the plexus, traumatic injury, entrapment syndrome, posttreatment evaluation, and miscellaneous conditions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1052-5149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-85, vii-viii
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
The brachial plexus: normal anatomy, pathology, and MR imaging.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA. bbowen@med.miami.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review