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A Novel Application of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging
Published on: September 17, 2013
[Possibilities of whole-body MRI for investigating musculoskeletal diseases]
1Abteilung für Diagnostische Radiologie, Klinikum der Eberhardt-Karls-Universität Tübingen. sabine.lenk@mri-online.de
Abstract:
This contribution outlines possibilities and limitations of whole-body MRI for investigating musculoskeletal diseases. Benefits and drawbacks of the novel whole-body MRI technology are discussed and a possible whole-body MRI sequence protocol for musculoskeletal examinations is proposed. Muscle, joint and bone diseases are discussed in which the application of whole-body MRI may be of advantage. Particularly, polymyositis, muscledystrophy, rheumatoid arthritis, spondylitis ancylosans, multiple trauma, skeletal metastases, multiple myeloma and malignant lymphoma are mentioned. Whole-body MRI opens new advantages for the examination of multifocal musculoskeletal diseases. The clinical benefit of this method for particular diseases has to be evaluated in further studies, however.
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