EP.36PATCHS MRI score correlates with clinical severity in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

To find the involvement pattern of skeletal muscle in FSHD patients and its correlation with clinical evaluations. PATCHS MRI scans of multi-section muscles consist of bilateral 6 muscle groups including scapular girdle, humeral, pelvic girdle, thigh, calf and axial muscles, with a total of 78 muscles. PATCHS MRI scans in 30 Chinese FSHD1 patients were semi-quantitively assessed for fat infiltration and were correlated to multiple clinical outcome measures. Cluster analysis was conducted to identify the different involvement pattern of muscles.

Source: Neuromuscular Disorders - September 30, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Y. Liu, D. Yue, W. Zhu, J. Li, S. Cai, S. Luo, J. Xi, J. Lin, J. Lu, L. Zhou, Z. Liang, J. Lu, C. Zhao Source Type: research