title: Computed tomography of muscle.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT) scans of skeletal muscles of 3 patients with pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy are presented. Different patterns of muscle alterations and particularly of pseudohypertrophy are described. The significance of the radiological findings for clinical examination, electromyography, and needle biopsy is discussed.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed