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Clinical and Radiological Aspects of Myopathies

CT Scanning · EMG · Radioisotopes

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  • © 1982

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Authors:
  1. Jan A. L. Bulcke

    1. K. U. Leuven, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen, Leuven, Belgium

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  2. Albert L. Baert

    1. K. U. Leuven, Department of Radiology, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen, Leuven, Belgium

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Jan A. L. Bulcke, Albert L. Baert
    Pages 1-6

  3. Myopathies: Definitions, Clinical Presentations and Classification

    • Jan A. L. Bulcke, Albert L. Baert
    Pages 7-25

  4. Conventional Radiological Techniques and Radioisotope Methods in the Investigation of Myopathies

    • Jan A. L. Bulcke, Albert L. Baert
    Pages 27-38

  5. Computed Tomography Applied to the Human Skeletal Muscular System

    • Jan A. L. Bulcke, Albert L. Baert
    Pages 39-43

  6. A Standard Procedure for Examination of the Human Skeletal Muscular System

    • Jan A. L. Bulcke, Albert L. Baert
    Pages 45-81

  7. Basic Radiological Changes in Diseased Skeletal Muscle

    • Jan A. L. Bulcke, Albert L. Baert
    Pages 83-111

  8. Patterns of Muscular Lesions in Several Myopathies

    • Jan A. L. Bulcke, Albert L. Baert
    Pages 113-149

  9. Correlations Between Radiological, Pathological, Muscular Power and EMG Data

    • Jan A. L. Bulcke, Albert L. Baert
    Pages 151-167

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 169-190
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One of the most puzzling and striking features of many of the genetically­ determined progressive neuromuscular diseases such as the spinal muscular atrophies and the muscular dystrophies is that muscular wasting and weak­ ness in these cases is curiously selective, at least in the early stages, pick­ ing out certain skeletal muscles and sparing others. The diagnosis of these conditions has largely depended in the past upon the recognition of specific patterns of involvement of individual muscles and muscle groups, taken along with information derived from the mode of inheritance within the in­ dividual family and the results of special investigations. The investigations of most value have proved to be serum enzyme studies, electromyography and related techniques, and muscle biopsy. The advent of CT scanning has, however, introduced a new dimension; as the authors of this interesting monograph have clearly demonstrated, it is now possible, using the whole­ body scanner, to define patterns of muscular atrophy in the limbs and trunk much more precisely than by any other method. Not only does this techni­ que demonstrate which muscles are involved, but the changes in relative density provide useful information about the severity of the process and about the progress of the disease if the studies are performed serially. This monograph is pleasantly written and most attractively illustrated.

Authors and Affiliations

  • K. U. Leuven, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen, Leuven, Belgium

    Jan A. L. Bulcke

  • K. U. Leuven, Department of Radiology, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen, Leuven, Belgium

    Albert L. Baert

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Clinical and Radiological Aspects of Myopathies

  • Book Subtitle: CT Scanning · EMG · Radioisotopes

  • Authors: Jan A. L. Bulcke, Albert L. Baert

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02354-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-02356-3Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-02354-9Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 190

  • Number of Illustrations: 149 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Neuroradiology

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