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The role of imaging in evaluating patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Katerina Kubínová1, R Dejthevaporn2, Herman Mann1
1Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Objectives:
To describe imaging modalities for diagnosing and monitoring of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
Methods:
A detailed literature search summarising recent data documenting the contribution of different imaging techniques to current management of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies was performed.
Results:
An overview of methods most frequently used for evaluation of inflammatory myopathies and the description of their role in the diagnostic and monitoring process is presented.
Conclusions:
MRI is currently the most useful method capable of demonstrating both inflammatory and post-inflammatory changes in the muscles and surrounding soft tissue. Several studies have documented potential usefulness of other imaging techniques, such as ultrasonography, positron emission tomography, scintigraphy, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.
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