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CT identifies decreased non-paretic muscle density in all 3 manifesting DMD carriers.
CT imaging can detect decreased muscle density in non-paretic muscles of manifesting carriers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, serving as a useful adjunct to clinical examination.
CT may detect subclinical muscle changes in DMD carriers; leaves open diagnostic value in larger cohorts.
Clinical and computed tomographic (CT) findings in 3 manifesting carriers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy are reported. CT proved to be an important adjunct to the clinical examination: in all our 3 cases a decrease in density was found in various non-paretic muscles.
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Visser et al. (1985) studied this question. Computed tomography identified decreased density in various non-paretic muscles in all 3 manifesting carriers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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