Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in skeletal muscle disease

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2010 Mar;14(1):47-56. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1248704. Epub 2010 Mar 12.

Abstract

The evaluation of muscle diseases has traditionally integrated clinical with biochemical findings, occasionally resorting to muscle biopsy. This article reviews the role and imaging appearances of muscle diseases at MRI, specifically emphasising the role of WBMRI in global assessment of muscle abnormality, and in particular its role in determining distribution and extent of muscle abnormality.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / anatomy & histology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Muscular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Whole Body Imaging*