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Whole-Body MR Imaging in the Diagnosis of Polymyositis

¹ Department of Radiology, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Finglas, Dublin 11, Ireland.
² Department of Radiology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles St., Dublin 7, Ireland.
³ Department of Neurology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.
⁴ Department of Rheumatology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.

OBJECTIVE. Our purpose was to evaluate the use of whole-body MR imaging in the assessment of the extent and distribution of muscle inflammation in patients with polymyositis.

CONCLUSION. Whole-body turbo short tau inversion recovery imaging is a convenient complete method of evaluating patients with muscle inflammation caused by polymyositis. This imaging technique allows us to evaluate the total inflammatory burden by revealing multiple muscle groups not seen with standard protocols.

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