[18F]Florbetapir positron emission tomography: identification of muscle amyloid in inclusion body myositis and differentiation from polymyositis

OBJECTIVES: With the tools available currently, confirming the diagnosis of inclusion body myositis (IBM) can be difficult. Many patients are initially misdiagnosed with polymyositis (PM). In this observational study at a UK adult neuromuscular centre, we investigated whether amyloid positron emissi...

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Published in:Ann Rheum Dis
Main Authors: Lilleker, James B, Hodgson, Richard, Roberts, Mark, Herholz, Karl, Howard, James, Hinz, Rainer, Chinoy, Hector
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Myositis
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6517800/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30760470
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214644
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