Abstract
In 53 patients with mononeuropathy or brachial plexopathy imaged with ultrasound and MRI, ultrasound was more sensitive (43/46 [93%] vs 31/46 [67%]), was equally specific (6/7 [86%]), and identified more multifocal lesions. Ultrasound is the preferred initial imaging modality for anatomic evaluation of suspected peripheral nervous system lesions. See p. 1634 From editorialists Padua & Hobson-Webb: “Less expensive, more comfortable, and less time-consuming than either MRI or electrodiagnostic testing, nerve US may eventually become the first choice for the evaluation of focal diseases of peripheral nerves.” See p. 1626 The risk of stroke was studied in 24,544 …
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