Value of high-frequency ultrasound in diagnosing Duchenne muscular dystrophy / 中华超声影像学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the value of high-frequency ultrasound for diagnosing Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Methods Eighty-one cases with Duchenne muscualr dystrophy were divided into four groups according to their age,age 3-7(13 cases),age 7-10 (30 cases), age 10-13 (30 cases),age 13-14 (8 cases). Twenty cases of healthy children, aged from 1 to 11 were chosed as controls. In all groups' buttock muscle,thigh and leg muscle were observed by high-frequency ultrasound longitudinally and horizontally.Results Gluteus atrophy and subcutaneous fat thickening were seen in age 3 patients,progressive subcutaneous fat thickening and progressive muscular atrophy of buttock,thigh and leg with age were proved.There were significantly differences among groups ( P