Musculocutaneous chronic graft-versus-host disease: MRI follow-up of patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to use MRI and physical examination to assess the evolution of disabling musculocutaneous changes induced by chronic graft-versus-host disease in patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy.


CONCLUSIONS
MRI monitoring appears to yield accurate information about the extent and activity of musculocutaneous abnormalities related to chronic graft-versus-host disease during immunosuppressive therapy.
Horger
Marius
M
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, Tübingen, Germany. mshorger@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Bethge
Wolfgang
W
Boss
Andreas
A
Fenchel
Michael
M
Claussen
Claus D
CD
Schmalzing
Marc
M
Vogel
Wichard
W
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010808:Physical Examination; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA