Ewha Med J.  2016 Jul;39(3):93-94. 10.12771/emj.2016.39.3.93.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Dermatomyositis with Bilateral Involvement of the Erector Spinae Muscle

• Kaieda S
• Okamoto M
• Miura S
• Ida H

• KMID: 2344899
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12771/emj.2016.39.3.93

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Dermatomyositis*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Magnetic resonance images in a 58-year-old man with dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease. High signal intensities in the bilateral erector spinae muscles are demonstrated on coronal fat-saturated, T2-weighted magnetic resonance images (A and B). Strong contrast enhancement is shown on gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted images at Th8-L1 (C) and Th12-L1 (D) levels (arrows).

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