Muscular Dystrophies: What the radiologist should know
嚜燐uscular Dystrophies:
What the radiologist should know
J. Carmen Timberlake, MD;
Kristina Siddall, MD; Christopher Bang, DO;
Marat Bakman, MD; Gwy Suk Seo, MD;
Johnny UV Monu, MD
Department of Imaging Sciences
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Presentation material is for education purposes only. All rights reserved. ?2006 URMC Radiology
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Muscular Dystrophies: Introduction
?! The muscular dystrophies are
每! a group of inherited, progressive muscle disorders
每! caused by mutations in genes encoding proteins required
for normal muscle function.
?! Biopsy reveals fiber degeneration
每! this manifests clinically as weakness.
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Muscular Dystrophies: Introduction
?! Role of imaging in diagnosis and management
每! Historically, diagnosis and evaluation of disease
progression depend on clinical, pathologic, and
biochemical parameters.
每! Imaging has not been used for primary diagnosis or for
routine follow-up evaluation.
每! MRI, however, has a potential role in the work up,
management, and study of muscular dystrophies
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Muscular Dystrophies: Introduction
Teaching points:
1.! Review of spectrum of muscular dystrophies.
2.! Review patterns of inheritance, pathophysiology of
disease, clinical manifestations, and clinical
management.
3.! Review radiologic findings in muscular dystrophies, with
emphasis on MRI.
4.! Explore potential role of MRI in evaluation,
management, and scientific investigation of muscular
dystrophies.
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Muscular Dystrophies:
Classification by physiology
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Disruption of the dystrophinglycoprotein complex
每! DMD/BMD
每! CMDs (most)
每! LGMDs (some)
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Disruption of gene
expression or chromosomal
organization
每!
每!
每!
每!
FSHD
EDMD
Oculopharyngeal dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy
Modified from OBrien and Kunkel, Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA and
Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine 2002, Cambridge University Press.
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