Summary
Primary anatomic studies served for identification and differentiation of the individual mimetic muscles. As a second step, we investigated the clinical potential of ultrasound imaging to visualize the mimetic musculature in 15 volunteers. This examination technique was used to diagnose pathological alterations, especially associated with facial palsy. The excellent sonographic visualization of the mimetic musculature indicates that this technique may be a valuable adjunct in the diagnosis and differentiation of facial palsy, as well as in planning plastic surgery and reconstructive procedures, and in follow-up care.
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Des études anatomiques antérieures nous ont permis d'identifier et de différencier chacun des muscles de la mimique. Secondairement, nous avons analysé les possibilités offertes par les ultrasons pour visualiser la musculature faciale chez 15 volontaires. Cette méthode a également été utilisée dans le bilan diagnostic de certains états pathologiques, notamment les paralysies faciales. Les excellents renseignements obtenus sur la musculature faciale montrent que cette technique peut être utile à la fois au diagnostic précis de la paralysie faciale et à la décision thérapeutique plastique ou reconstructive ainsi qu'à la surveillance à distance.
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Balogh, B., Frühwald, F., Millesi, W. et al. Sonoanatomy of the muscles of facial expression. Surg Radiol Anat 10, 101–106 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02307817
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02307817