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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Jun 2009
ReviewMRI findings in inflammatory muscle diseases and their noninflammatory mimics.
- Maximilian Schulze, Ina Kötter, Ulrike Ernemann, Michael Fenchel, Nikolay Tzaribatchev, Claus D Claussen, and Marius Horger.
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany.
- AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jun 1; 192 (6): 1708-16.
ObjectiveThe purpose of this article is to provide a practical review of the spectrum of MRI findings in inflammatory muscle diseases and their noninflammatory mimics.ConclusionMRI is a highly sensitive tool for the diagnosis of muscle diseases. Although it has low specificity, awareness of the potential imaging findings in the various, sometimes rare, muscular disorders is helpful for accurate diagnosis.
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