Whole-body MRI in the assessment of disease activity in juvenile dermatomyositis

To compare whole-body MRI (WB-MRI) with clinical examination in the assessment of disease activity in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). WB-MR images were obtained from 41 JDM patients and 41 controls using a 1.5 T MRI scanner and short τ inversion recovery sequences. 18 patients had follow-up WB-MRI....

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 73; no. 6; p. 1083
Main Authors:	Malattia, Clara, Damasio, Maria Beatrice, Madeo, Annalisa, Pistorio, Angela, Providenti, Anna, Pederzoli, Silvia, Viola, Stefania, Buoncompagni, Antonella, Mattiuz, Chiara, Beltramo, Agnese, Consolaro, Alessandro, Ravelli, Angelo, Ruperto, Nicolino, Picco, Paolo, Magnano, Gian Michele, Martini, Alberto
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-06-2014
Subjects:	Adolescent Case-Control Studies Child Cohort Studies Dermatomyositis - diagnosis Dermatomyositis - pathology Fascia - pathology Feasibility Studies Female Humans Inflammation - pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Muscle, Skeletal - pathology Physical Examination Reproducibility of Results Severity of Illness Index Subcutaneous Tissue - pathology Whole Body Imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging Disease Activity Dermatomyositis
Online Access:	Get more information
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Be the first to leave a comment!