title: Muscle CT, biopsy and EMG in diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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