Detection of pathological change in dystrophic muscle with B-scan ultrasound imaging.
A comparative study of the ultrasound appearances of the thigh with the static B scan showed consistent differences in 10 children with muscular dystrophy compared with 40 healthy controls. This non-invasive technique could be useful in assessing the extent of pathological change in dystrophic patients and could prove a valuable diagnostic aid.
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000295:instrumentation; D014463:Ultrasonography