Usefulness of skeletal muscle MRI in the diagnosis of polymyositis initially presenting with interstitial lung disease (ILD)

M. Saigusa, M. Arita, H. Nakagawa, M. Noyama, T. Ishida (Kurashiki, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis
Session: Pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 236
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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