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Imaging the Anatomy of the Brachial Plexus: Review and Self-Assessment Module^*

¹ Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Campus Box 7510, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7510.

Objective

The educational objectives of this continuing medical education activity are to describe the normal anatomy of the brachial plexus, to name the most common symptoms associated with a brachial plexopathy, to describe the most common imaging findings resulting from trauma to the brachial plexus, to describe the imaging manifestations of common neoplasias affecting the brachial plexus, and to also describe the imaging findings and symptoms related to irradiation-induced brachial plexopathies.

Conclusion

In this article, I have illustrated and described the normal anatomy of the brachial plexus; the most common symptoms related to brachial plexopathy; and imaging findings related to trauma, tumors, and irradiation affecting the brachial plexus.

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