2019
Association Between Diaphragmatic Paralysis and Ipsilateral Cervical Spondylosis on MRI
O’Beirne S, Chazen JL, Cornman-Homonoff J, Carey BT, Gelbman BD. Association Between Diaphragmatic Paralysis and Ipsilateral Cervical Spondylosis on MRI. Lung 2019, 197: 727-733. PMID: 31535202, DOI: 10.1007/s00408-019-00271-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spine magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSpine magnetic resonance imagingCervical spondylosisCervical spineUnderrecognized causeContralateral foraminal stenosisCervical spine levelsDiaphragmatic paralysisDiaphragmatic dysfunctionNeuroforaminal stenosisTotal cohortForaminal stenosisRetrospective studyUnderlying etiologySpine levelImportant causeOverall severityResonance imagingEtiologySeveritySpineSpondylosisStenosisC4-C5
2018
MR Neurography of the Lumbosacral Plexus for Lower Extremity Radiculopathy: Frequency of Findings, Characteristics of Abnormal Intraneural Signal, and Correlation with Electromyography
Chazen JL, Cornman-Homonoff J, Zhao Y, Sein M, Feuer N. MR Neurography of the Lumbosacral Plexus for Lower Extremity Radiculopathy: Frequency of Findings, Characteristics of Abnormal Intraneural Signal, and Correlation with Electromyography. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2018, 39: 2154-2160. PMID: 30262644, PMCID: PMC7655367, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMR neurographyElectrodiagnostic study findingsFrequency of findingsSignificant correlationElectronic medical recordsSubjective clinical findingsElectrodiagnostic studiesElectrodiagnostic testingRetrospective reviewClinical findingsClinical symptomsPrognostic valuePhysical examinationBody of evidenceMedical recordsPeripheral nervesSignal abnormalitiesLower extremitiesLumbosacral plexusObjective findingsInclusion criteriaBlinded fashionT2 signalAdjacent vasculatureUseful adjunct