Baseline imaging is highly recommended in all patients with suspected IIM, with MRI being the preferred modality. The general recommended minimum MRI protocol ...

9 нояб. 2020 г. · Currently, MR myositis protocols are characteristically brief, using a fluid-sensitive sequence such as short TI inversion recovery (STIR) or ...

27 мая 2021 г. · For muscle MRI in the case of IIM, sequences with gadolinium injection are not recommended. However, they can be useful to detect a fasciitis or ...

20 авг. 2020 г. · MRI is the gold standard modality for non-invasive evaluation of myositis, which shows a classic edema signal pattern (high T2WI and STIR signal) ...

MRI is currently the best modality to evaluate skeletal muscle and provides excellent characterization of muscle edema and fat replacement.

This review explores the latest advances in imaging including quantitative MRI techniques, ultrasonography and PET/computed tomography (PET/CT).

10 мая 2007 г. · The aim of this study is to better evaluate the relationship of MR image of thigh muscles to clinical and histological parameters in patients with IIM.

21 авг. 2024 г. · Whole-body. MRI protocols may provide improved detection of muscle diseas- es, including a more comprehensive gauge of disease severity in. IIM ...

Infectious myositis on T1-weighted MRI images generally appears as areas of low to intermediate signal intensity within the affected muscles compared to normal ...