Demystifying MR Neurography of the Lumbosacral Plexus: From Protocols to Pathologies

Biomed Res Int. 2018 Jan 31:2018:9608947. doi: 10.1155/2018/9608947. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Magnetic resonance neurography is a high-resolution imaging technique that allows evaluating different neurological pathologies in correlation to clinical and the electrophysiological data. The aim of this article is to present a review on the anatomy of the lumbosacral plexus nerves, along with imaging protocols, interpretation pitfalls, and most common pathologies that should be recognized by the radiologist: traumatic, iatrogenic, entrapment, tumoral, infectious, and inflammatory conditions. An extensive series of clinical and imaging cases is presented to illustrate key-points throughout the article.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Lumbosacral Plexus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lumbosacral Plexus / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Muscle Denervation