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Muscle magnetic resonance imaging involvement in muscular dystrophies with rigidity of the spine
4 Sept 2009
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the visual analysis of muscle magnetic resonance imaging scans can identify specific patterns of muscle involvement. METHODS: We assessed scans from 83 patients with muscle disorders characterized by rigidity of the spine secondary to mutations in 4 different genes. The conditions studied were rigid spine syndrome (SEPN1 defects), Bethlem myopathy, and...
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