title: Musculoskeletal amyloid disease: MRI features.
abstract: A case of arthropathy and soft tissue masses due to amyloid deposition in a patient with myeloma is reported. The radiologic and magnetic resonance findings of musculoskeletal amyloidosis are described. The amyloid masses show heterogeneous signal intensity, with a signal lower than muscle and intermingled areas of marked hyperintensity on T2-weighted images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Arquitecto Marcide, Ferrol, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Comesaña
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: del Castillo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Soler
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*