Imaging features of the brachial plexus in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: A case report

Hoang Tu Minh, MD; Nguyen Minh Duc, MD; Nguyen-Van Cong, MD; Ma Mai Hien, MD; Le-Van Thuy, MD; Ngo Hai Son; Tran Xuan Thach; Hoang Dinh Au, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Feb 2025)

Imaging features of the brachial plexus in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: A case report

Hoang Tu Minh, MD,
Nguyen Minh Duc, MD,
Nguyen-Van Cong, MD,
Ma Mai Hien, MD,
Le-Van Thuy, MD,
Ngo Hai Son,
Tran Xuan Thach,
Hoang Dinh Au, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Hoang Tu Minh, MD: Radiology Center, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam; Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen Minh Duc, MD: Department of Radiology, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Corresponding author.
Nguyen-Van Cong, MD: Radiology Center, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam; Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Ma Mai Hien, MD: Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam; Service d'imagerie diagnostique et interventionnelle, Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois, Haute-Savoie, France
Le-Van Thuy, MD: Department of Neurology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam; Department of Internal Medicine, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Ngo Hai Son: Department of Maxillofacial - Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Viet Duc University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tran Xuan Thach: Department of Maxillofacial - Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Viet Duc University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hoang Dinh Au, MD, PhD: Radiology Center, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam; Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 2
pp. 999 – 1004

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Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) is characterized by the compression of the brachial plexus in the thoracic outlet region, caused by various etiologies. We report a case with clinical symptoms and imaging findings from ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of NTOS due to an elongated C7 transverse process and a fibrous band of the middle scalene muscle, which was confirmed in decompression surgery.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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