| 20110092796 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING CMT1A AND CMT2A BY MRI - Disclosed is a method for diagnosing Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. More specifically, disclosed is a method for diagnosing a subtype of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1, (i.e., CMT1A) and a subtype of the disease type 2 (i.e., CMT2A) by evaluating fatty infiltration behaviors in respective compartments of proximal lower extremity muscles via comparison and analysis of MRI on the proximal lower extremities. Further disclosed is a method for diagnosing CMT1A and CMT2A, by analyzing fatty infiltration levels between respective compartments by MRI examination on distal lower extremity muscles. | 04-21-2011 |
