| Literature DB >> 15349730 |
S Lenk1, S Fischer, I Kötter, C D Claussen, H P Schlemmer.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15349730 DOI: 10.1007/s00117-004-1097-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiologe ISSN: 0033-832X Impact factor: 0.635