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Involvement patterns in myotilinopathy and desminopathy detected by a novel neuromuscular whole-body MRI protocol

Authors: Nicolai Schramm, Christine Born, Sabine Weckbach, Peter Reilich, Maggie C. Walter, Maximilian F. Reiser

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 12/2008

Abstract

Whole-body MRI (WB-MRI) has been successfully applied for oncologic and cardiovascular diagnostics, whereas imaging in myopathies usually employs dedicated protocols restricted to areas of specific interest. In this study, we propose a comprehensive neuromuscular WB-MRI protocol. Eighteen patients with degenerative and inflammatory muscle diseases were included. Whole-body imaging was performed on a 1.5-T MR system using parallel imaging. Examination time was 41:26 min. Coronal and axial T1-weighted and coronal short tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequences of the whole body were acquired. Images were analysed by two radiologists. With this protocol we could detect characteristic involvement patterns in different myofibrillar myopathies (MFMs): Patients with myotilinopathy showed frequent involvement of the rhomboid muscles (4/5), the erector spinae (5/5), the biceps femoris and the semimembranosus (5/5), while the semitendinosus was relatively spared (2/5). In contrast, in desminopathy patients the ilipsoas (3/4), the sartorius, (3/4), the gracilis (3/4) and the semitendinosus (3/4) were frequently involved, while the semimembranosus was spared (1/4). As shown for MFMs, WB-MRI is an appropriate modality to detect fatty infiltration and oedema in skeletal muscles. WB-MRI could be more useful than dedicated examinations for differential diagnosis, muscle biopsy planning and noninvasive follow-up examinations.

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Title: Involvement patterns in myotilinopathy and desminopathy detected by a novel neuromuscular whole-body MRI protocol
Authors: Nicolai Schramm
Christine Born
Sabine Weckbach
Peter Reilich
Maggie C. Walter
Maximilian F. Reiser
Publication date: 01-12-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Radiology / Issue 12/2008
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-008-1071-1

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