MR imaging findings of musculoskeletal involvement in microscopic polyangiitis: a comparison with inflammatory myopathy.

Masaya Kawaguchi Hiroki KatoTomoaki NagasawaYo KanekoKoichiro TaguchiTakahide IkedaHiroyuki MoritaTatsuhiko Miyazaki Masayuki Matsuo

Published in: La Radiologia medica (2021)

Intramuscular hyperintensity and fascial hyperintensity have always been observed in MPA, and the predominantly affected sites were usually the fascial regions. Compared with PM/DM, fascial hyperintensity and diffuse subcutaneous fat hyperintensity were more frequent in MPA.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
late onset
low grade
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
metabolic syndrome
risk assessment
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
early onset
african american