The gold standard to characterize idiopathic inflammatory myopathies is the morphological,
immunohistochemical and immunopathological analysis of muscle biopsy. Mononuclear cell …

AIM: To compare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with clinical examination for the
detection of muscle abnormality in patients with muscular dystrophy. METHODS: Muscle …

In recent years magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) have increased
in prominence in the neuromuscular field owing both to their utility in the diagnostic workup …

Introduction: In patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) has been proposed as a useful tool for diagnosis and follow‐up. It may …

Magnetic resonance imaging is a useful adjunct when diagnosing muscle diseases. It is
particularly useful to identify suitable sites for muscle biopsy. Ultrasound may be equally …

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a rare heterogeneous group of chronic, autoimmune
conditions characterized by the slow, progressive weakness of the skeletal muscles and …

Background: The purpose of the study was to investigate the diagnostic yield and clinical
utility of open muscle biopsy and to identify pre‐biopsy factors that might predict useful …

After the advances created by the use of cryostat sections and histochemistry 60 years ago,
muscle histopathology is now living a real renaissance. In the field of genetic neuromuscular …

Introduction: In sporadic inclusion‐body myositis (IBM), additional tools are needed to
confirm the diagnosis, particularly in clinically atypical or pathologically unproven patients …

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 …