Advanced and Conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Neuropsychiatric Lupus

Neuropsychiatric lupus is a major diagnostic challenge, and a main cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is, by far, the main tool for assessing the brain in this disease. Conventional and advanced MRI techniques are us...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sarbu, Nicolae, Bargalló, Núria, Cervera, Ricard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000Research 2015
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4505788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26236469
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.6522.2
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Sumario:Neuropsychiatric lupus is a major diagnostic challenge, and a main cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is, by far, the main tool for assessing the brain in this disease. Conventional and advanced MRI techniques are used to help establishing the diagnosis, to rule out alternative diagnoses, and recently, to monitor the evolution of the disease. This review explores the neuroimaging findings in SLE, including the recent advances in new MRI methods.

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