Muscle biopsy is a minor surgical procedure that involves making an incision in the skin to obtain a few small pieces of the underlying muscle for detailed histologic, histochemical, or biochemical ...

The history of muscle biopsy dates back to 1860, when Duchenne first performed a biopsy on a patient with symptoms of myopathy (1). Since then, the basic and clinical science of muscle and muscle ...

Objective We propose the use of ultrasound-guided muscle biopsy as a viable method of obtaining muscle specimen to aid the diagnosis of myopathy. We retrospectively review the diagnostic accuracy and ...

or even muscle biopsy). Talking to your doctor early will allow them to prescribe a directed therapy plan to limit the problem’s effect on your life.

On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the Office for Human Research Protections (“OHRP”) issued a joint draft ...

Supporting laboratory studies may include blood work, electrodiagnostic testing (EMG) and muscle biopsy. Muscle biopsy is often helpful to determine if weakness is caused by muscular dystrophy, an ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic value of perivascular infiltrates (PVI) in randomly obtained muscle biopsy specimens for the assessment of rheumatoid vasculitis (RV). METHODS The number and size ...

Muscular dystrophy is most commonly diagnosed by examining a muscle biopsy, although for some forms of muscular dystrophy, genetic testing is sufficient. Dystrophic muscle biopsy samples show the ...

In other situations, additional laboratory studies are necessary to make a diagnosis including electrodiagnostic testing (EMG) and muscle biopsy. Muscle biopsy is often helpful to determine if ...

MUSCLE: If a specific muscle is not dictated by the clinical ... Consideration should be given to rescheduling the biopsy to allow coordination between the sending facility and OHSU. In all cases, it ...