Reviews
27 March 2018
Vol. 70 No. 1 (2018): Monographic issue on Polymyalgia Rheumatica
https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2018.1040

Imaging in polymyalgia rheumatica

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Rheumatology, Polymyalgia rheumatica, Imaging, Ultrasound, MRI, PET-CT.
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N. Possemato
niccolo.possemato@asmn.re.it
Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
C. Salvarani
Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
N. Pipitone
Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a chronic, inflammatory disorder of unknown cause clinically characterized by pain and prolonged morning stiffness affecting the shoulders and often the pelvic girdle and neck. Imaging has substantially contributed to defining PMR as a disease mainly involving extra-articular structures. This review article analyses the role of the different imaging techniques in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with PMR with particular emphasis on the role of ultrasound, PET/CT and MRI.

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Imaging in polymyalgia rheumatica. (2018). Reumatismo, 70(1), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2018.1040

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