Imaging of Myopathies

Lukas Filli; Sebastian Winklhofer; Gustav Andreisek; Filippo Del Grande

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2017.04.010

Imaging of Myopathies

Radiol Clin North Am. 2017 Sep;55(5):1055-1070. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2017.04.010. Epub 2017 Jun 12.

Authors

Lukas Filli¹, Sebastian Winklhofer², Gustav Andreisek³, Filippo Del Grande⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: Lukas.Filli@usz.ch.
² Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
³ Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Münsterlingen, Spitalcampus 1, 8596 Münsterlingen, Switzerland; University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland.
⁴ University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Radiology, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, Lugano 6900, Switzerland.

PMID: 28774448
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2017.04.010

Abstract

This article clarifies the current role of MR imaging in the assessment of myopathies. Typical MR imaging findings are discussed for different forms of myopathies, including idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, muscular dystrophies, and congenital myopathies. The last section deals with advanced MR imaging techniques and their potential role in further characterization of muscular disease.

Keywords: MR imaging; Muscle dystrophy; Myopathy; Myositis; Skeletal muscle.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Muscle, Skeletal / diagnostic imaging*
Muscular Diseases / diagnostic imaging*