Muscle shear wave elastography in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a case-control study with MRI correlation.
Abdulrahman M AlfuraihPhilip O'ConnorAi Lyn TanElizabeth M A HensorAndreas LadasPaul EmeryRichard J WakefieldPublished in: Skeletal radiology (2019)
Shear wave elastography may detect abnormal reduced thigh stiffness in IIM patients. SWE measurements were significantly associated with muscle weakness and MRI signs of oedema and atrophy. Future research should investigate this new technology for monitoring disease activity.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- skeletal muscle
- ejection fraction
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- newly diagnosed
- ankylosing spondylitis
- chronic kidney disease
- oxidative stress
- diffusion weighted imaging
- patient reported outcomes
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported