Focal myositis of the thigh: Unusual MR pattern

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 307-310

  Llauger, Jaume ^a   Bagué, Sílvia ^a   Palmer, Jaume ^a   Matías Guiu, Xavier ^a   San Román, Luis ^a   Doncel, Antonio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diffuse muscle enlargement; Focal myositis; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE INJURY; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THIGH;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS; THIGH;

EID: 0036937914     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-002-0494-z     Document Type: Article

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