Muscle CT, biopsy and EMG in diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases.
The diagnostic value of EMG and muscle biopsy has been compared with muscle CT in 53 patients with neuromuscular diseases. CT concordance with clinical diagnosis was found in 62% of myopathies and was highest in Duchenne PMD and scapulo-peroneal myopathy and very low in metabolic and inflammatory myopathies. In neurogenic diseases muscle CT agreed with clinical diagnosis in 63% of patients: the highest concordance was found in acquired polyneuropathies.
D001706:Biopsy; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed