Quantitative ultrasound of muscle can detect corticosteroid effects.

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: [Email]

Abstract

In this study, we sought to determine whether quantitative ultrasound (QUS) could detect the impact of corticosteroids on muscle in the absence of frank weakness.

Keywords

Brain tumor,Corticosteroids,Dexamethasone,Echointensity,Myopathy,Quantitative ultrasound,