title: Accuracy of MRI in diagnosing peripheral nerve disease: a systematic review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  MRI is increasingly being used to evaluate extracranial peripheral nerve disease in clinical practice. The objective of this study was to systematically review the accuracy of MRI in distinguishing normal from abnormal extracranial peripheral nerves.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is significant heterogeneity between studies investigating the accuracy of MRI. Studies have shown that nerve T2-weighted or STIR hyperintensity, nerve enlargement, and nerve flattening are associated with peripheral nerve disease.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kwee
authors.forename: Avneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: Kenneth C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Marker
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carrino
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015588:Observer Variation; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
keywords: MRI; peripheral nerve disease; sensitivity; specificity; systematic review