PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Aralasmak, A.
AU  - Karaali, K.
AU  - Cevikol, C.
AU  - Uysal, H.
AU  - Senol, U.
TI  - MR Imaging Findings in Brachial Plexopathy with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A1700
DP  - 2010 Mar 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 410--417
VI  - 31
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/31/3/410.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/31/3/410.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2010 Mar 01; 31
AB  - SUMMARY: The BPL is a part of the peripheral nervous system. Many disease processes affect the BPL. In this article, on the basis of 60 patients, we reviewed MR imaging findings of subjects with brachial plexopathy. Different varieties of BPL lesions are discussed. AAaxillary arteryABDabductionADsanterior divisionsASanterior scalene muscleAVaxillary veinBPLbrachial plexusCCcostoclavicular spaceCLclaviculaEMGelectromyelographyIinferior trunkISinterscalene triangular spaceLClateral cordMmiddle trunkMCmedial cordMRAMR angiographyMRVMR venographyMSmiddle scaleneNEUneutralPCposterior cordPDsposterior divisionsPETpositron-emission tomographyPMApectoralis major musclePMIpectoralis minor muscleRPretropectoralis minor spaceSsuperior trunkSAsubclavian arterySTIRshort tau inversion recoverySVsubclavian veinT1WIT1-weighted imagingT2WIT2-weighted imagingTOSthoracic outlet syndromeTSEturbo spin-echo