MRI findings in inflammatory muscle diseases and their noninflammatory mimics.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to provide a practical review of the spectrum of MRI findings in inflammatory muscle diseases and their noninflammatory mimics.


CONCLUSIONS
MRI is a highly sensitive tool for the diagnosis of muscle diseases. Although it has low specificity, awareness of the potential imaging findings in the various, sometimes rare, muscular disorders is helpful for accurate diagnosis.
Schulze
Maximilian
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany.
Kötter
Ina
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Ernemann
Ulrike
U
Fenchel
Michael
M
Tzaribatchev
Nikolay
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Claussen
Claus D
CD
Horger
Marius
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult