Thigh MRI in antisynthetase syndrome, and comparisons with dermatomyositis and immune-mediated necrotising myopathy.
Wenhao ZhangYiming ZhengYikang WangHui XiongChengli QueXiaohui ZhangYing ZhuYawen ZhaoMeng YuLingchao MengHe LvWei ZhangHongjun HaoJiangxi XiaoYun YuanZhaoxia WangPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
Thigh MRI in ASS exhibited frequent myofascial oedema. ASS oedema patterns resembled those of DM more than those of IMNM. Bilateral asymmetry, adductor-muscle relative sparing and remarkable myofascial oedema of tensor fasciae latae were the most characteristic ASS imaging findings.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- diffusion weighted imaging
- case report
- high resolution
- skeletal muscle
- interstitial lung disease
- soft tissue
- magnetic resonance
- robot assisted
- computed tomography
- botulinum toxin
- metabolic syndrome
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- muscular dystrophy
- mass spectrometry
- early onset
- weight loss
- myasthenia gravis