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==Overview==
==Overview==
 
[[Musculoskeletal system|Musculoskeletal]] [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] is helpful in detection of subclinical [[Synovitis|synovial inflammation]] and [[joint]] damage with a greater [[precision]] compared with [[X-rays]]. Cardiac [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] is complementary in diagnosis of [[Pulmonary hypertension|pulmonary arterial hypertension]].
 


==MRI==
==MRI==
 
* Since [[magnetic resonance imaging]] (MRI) has multiplanar capacity and higher [[Sensitivity (tests)|sensitivity]], it is a better diagnostic tool than conventional [[radiology]] for diagnosis of joint problems in MCTD.<ref name="pmid12634252">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cimmino MA, Iozzelli A, Garlaschi G, Silvestri E, Montecucco C |title=Magnetic resonance imaging of the hand in mixed connective tissue disease |journal=Ann. Rheum. Dis. |volume=62 |issue=4 |pages=380–1 |date=April 2003 |pmid=12634252 |pmc=1754488 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name].
* [[Musculoskeletal system|Musculoskeletal]] [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] is helpful in detection of subclinical [[Synovitis|synovial inflammation]] and [[joint]] damage with a greater [[precision]] compared with [[X-rays]].<ref name="pmid23354165">{{cite journal |vauthors=Abdel-Magied RA, Lotfi A, AbdelGawad EA |title=Magnetic resonance imaging versus musculoskeletal ultrasonography in detecting inflammatory arthropathy in systemic sclerosis patients with hand arthralgia |journal=Rheumatol. Int. |volume=33 |issue=8 |pages=1961–6 |date=August 2013 |pmid=23354165 |pmc=3719002 |doi=10.1007/s00296-013-2665-8 |url=}}</ref>
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* Cardiac [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] is complementary in diagnosis of [[Pulmonary hypertension|pulmonary arterial hypertension]].<ref name="pmid27436003">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ciang NC, Pereira N, Isenberg DA |title=Mixed connective tissue disease-enigma variations? |journal=Rheumatology (Oxford) |volume=56 |issue=3 |pages=326–333 |date=March 2017 |pmid=27436003 |doi=10.1093/rheumatology/kew265 |url=}}</ref>
*[Location] MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include:
**[Finding 1]
**[Finding 2]
**[Finding 3]
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*There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include:
**[Complication 1]
**[Complication 2]
**[Complication 3]


==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]

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Musculoskeletal MRI is helpful in detection of subclinical synovial inflammation and joint damage with a greater precision compared with X-rays. Cardiac MRI is complementary in diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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References

  1. Cimmino MA, Iozzelli A, Garlaschi G, Silvestri E, Montecucco C (April 2003). "Magnetic resonance imaging of the hand in mixed connective tissue disease". Ann. Rheum. Dis. 62 (4): 380–1. PMC 1754488. PMID 12634252.
  2. Abdel-Magied RA, Lotfi A, AbdelGawad EA (August 2013). "Magnetic resonance imaging versus musculoskeletal ultrasonography in detecting inflammatory arthropathy in systemic sclerosis patients with hand arthralgia". Rheumatol. Int. 33 (8): 1961–6. doi:10.1007/s00296-013-2665-8. PMC 3719002. PMID 23354165.
  3. Ciang NC, Pereira N, Isenberg DA (March 2017). "Mixed connective tissue disease-enigma variations?". Rheumatology (Oxford). 56 (3): 326–333. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kew265. PMID 27436003.

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