Hybrid reflected‐ultrasound computed tomography versus B‐mode‐ultrasound for muscle scoring in spinal muscular atrophy

Novel light‐ and sound‐based technologies like multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) with co‐registered reflected‐ultrasound computed tomography (RUCT) could add additional value to conventional ultrasound (US) for disease phenotyping in pediatric spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of RUCT compared to US for qualitative and quantitative assessment of imaging neuromuscular disorders.

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