title: MRI in hypertrophic mono- and polyneuropathies.
abstract: Different conditions that may lead to enlarged nerves or nerve roots include hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN), neurofibromatosis (NF) type 1, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), and intraneural perineurioma. Differential diagnosis of hypertrophic mono- and polyradiculopathies remains challenging but is important because of different treatments and prognosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can identify the hypertrophic nerve segments and guide a fascicular biopsy. A fascicular biopsy will often be necessary for precise diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Maeseneer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talebian Yazdi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stadnik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Mey
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D020422:Mononeuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media