Neuromuscular ultrasound

This book use of ultrasound as an alternative to electrodiagnosis in the evaluation of neuromuscular disorders through detailed descriptions and clear illustrations. Drs. Francis Walker and Michael S. Cartwright discuss techniques for visualizing muscles and nerves without painful testing for better patient compliance and more efficient diagnosis. This book covers the use of ultrasound as an alternative to electrodiagnosis for the evaluation of neuromuscular disorders-using illustrations to compare and contrast the two techniques. It provides lucid descriptions of how the clinical and electrodiagnostic examinations can be refined, improved, and enhanced to minimize patient discomfort and to maximize the optimal patient evaluation.

Basic principles of ultrasound / Francis O. Walker -- Ultrasound of peripheral nerves / Leo H. Visser, Roy Beekman -- Ultrasound of muscle / Machiel J. Zwarts, Nens van Alfen, Sigrid Pillen -- Basic approach to ultrasound of other structures in the extremities / Christopher H. Hunt -- Ultrasound of focal neuropathies / Michael S. Cartwright -- Ultrasound of the brachial plexus / Robert S. Weller -- Ultrasound of polyneuropathies / Lisa D. Hobson-Webb -- Ultrasound of motor neuron disease / Michael S. Cartwright -- Ultrasound of inflammatory myopathies / Steven J. Shook -- Ultrasound of muscular dystrophies, myopathies, and muscle pathology / Craig Mitchell Zaidman -- Interventional ultrasound / Francis O. Walker -- Ultrasound as a complement to electrodiagnostic studies / Andrea J. Boon, C. Michel Harper -- Future directions in neuromuscular ultrasound / Francis O. Walker.