Magnetic resonance imaging scoring system of the lower limbs in adult patients with suspected idiopathic inflammatory myopathy.

Laura Ludovica GramegnaRita RinaldiLaura Maria Beatrice BelottiLuca VignatelliGiovanni SighinolfiValentina PapaRoberta CostaRoberto D'AngeloClaudio BianchiniClaudio GrazianoLorenzo CirignottaRita MuleDavid Neil MannersCaterina TononGiovanna CenacchiRaffaele Lodi

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2024)

Our study demonstrates that a quantitative MRI score for muscle edema in the lower limbs (thighs and legs) aids in distinguishing IIM from conditions that mimic it.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
skeletal muscle
diffusion weighted imaging
late onset
antiretroviral therapy
mass spectrometry
early onset