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Duchenne muscular dystrophy CT scan
Introduction
Overview
Overview
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Findings on CT scan suggestive of Duchenne muscular dystrophy include fatty infiltration which leads to low attenuation and muscle pseudohypertrophy.
CT scan
CT scan
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Findings on CT scan suggestive of Duchenne muscular dystrophy include:[1]
References
References
- ↑ Wattjes MP, Kley RA, Fischer D (October 2010). “Neuromuscular imaging in inherited muscle diseases”. Eur Radiol. 20 (10): 2447–60. doi:10.1007/s00330-010-1799-2. PMC 2940021. PMID 20422195.
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