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Table 3 Clinical and radiological diagnosis and relation between both

From: The role of muscle ultrasound in helping the clinical diagnosis of muscle diseases

Clinical diagnosis

Ultrasound diagnosis

Provisional diagnosis

20 patients (53%)

Confirmed the diagnosis in these 20 patients (100%)

2 or 3 diagnosis

10 patients (26%)

Limited the D.D in 8 patients (80%)

Failed clinical diagnosis

8 patients (21%)

Directed diagnosis in 5 patients (63%)

Without clinical data

Ultrasound can suggest diagnosis in 7 patients (18%)