BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Peripheral nerve disorders caused by benign and
malignant primary nerve sheath tumors, infiltration or compression of nerves by metastatic …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A number of benign and malignant peripheral nerve tumor
and tumorlike conditions produce similar imaging features on conventional anatomic MR …

Patients with signs and symptoms of focal neuropathy are often referred for nerve imaging,
which may consist of regional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of different areas of the …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Differentiating benign from malignant peripheral nerve
sheath tumors can be very challenging using conventional MR imaging. Our aim was to test …

Introduction Epidural spinal cord compression is one of the most critical emergency
conditions requiring medical attention and requires prompt and adequate treatment. The aim …

Peripheral nerve sheath tumors (PNSTs) account for~ 5% of soft tissue neoplasms and are
responsible for a wide spectrum of morbidities ranging from localized neuropathy to …

Background Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histogram analyses have been used to
differentiate tumor grades and predict therapeutic responses in various anatomic sites with …

Objective In patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), it is important to accurately
determine when plexiform neurofibroma (pNF) transforms to a malignant peripheral nerve …

Purpose To assess paraspinal neurogenic tumors with diffusion-weighted MR imaging.
Methods Retrospective analysis was done upon 34 patients with paraspinal neurogenic …

Background To evaluate diffusion-weighted MR neurography (DW-MRN) for visualizing the
brachial plexus and for the assessment of brachial plexopathy. Methods 40 oncological …