Pins and Needles From Fingers to Toes: High-Resolution MRI of Peripheral Sensory Mononeuropathies.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to review advanced MRI techniques and describe the MRI findings of pure sensory mononeuropathy with relevant clinical and anatomic correlation.


CONCLUSIONS
Peripheral sensory mononeuropathy can be challenging to evaluate with MRI because of the small caliber of pure sensory nerves and the lack of changes in secondary muscular denervation. Advances in MRI afford the necessary signal-intensity contrast and resolution for adequate evaluation of many of these small peripheral nerves.
1 Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021.
Swati
S
Deshmukh
1 Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021.
John A
JA
Carrino
1 Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021.
Joseph H
JH
Feinberg
1 Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021.
Scott W
SW
Wolfe
1 Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021.
Sonja
S
Eagle
1 Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021.
Darryl B
DB
Sneag
D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D020422:Mononeuropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020886:Somatosensory Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
MRI; neurography; peripheral nerve; sensory mononeuropathy