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2020 Feb 20


Rheumatology (Oxford)

Diagnostic capability of contrast-enhanced pelvic girdle magnetic resonance imaging in polymyalgia rheumatica.

Authors

Fruth M, Seggewiss A, Kozik J, Martin-Seidel P, Baraliakos X, Braun J
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Feb 20.
PMID: 32077962.

Abstract

There is currently no diagnostic test for PMR. A characteristic pattern of extracapsular inflammation as assessed by contrast-enhanced MRI (ceMRI) has recently been described in the pelvis of patients with PMR. We aimed to evaluate the performance of inflammatory ceMRI signals at predefined pelvic sites as a diagnostic test for PMR.