title: Peripheral nerve imaging.
abstract: Disorders of peripheral nerve have been traditionally diagnosed and monitored using clinical and electrodiagnostic approaches. The last two decades have seen rapid development of both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound imaging of peripheral nerve, such that these imaging modalities are increasingly invaluable to the diagnosis of patients with peripheral nerve disorders. Peripheral nerve imaging provides information which is supplementary to clinical and electrodiagnostic diagnosis. Both MRI and ultrasound have particular benefits in specific clinical circumstances and can be considered as complementary techniques. These technologic developments in peripheral nerve imaging will usher in an era of multimodality assessment of peripheral nerve disorders, with clinical evaluations supported by anatomic information from imaging, and functional information from electrodiagnostic studies. Such a multimodality approach will improve the accuracy and efficiency of patient care.
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Neil G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Talbott
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: michelkliot@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kliot
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: injury; neurography; peripheral nerve imaging; tumors; ultrasound