Advanced and convencional 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: Sarbu, Nicolae, Bargalló Alabart, Núria, Cervera i Segura, Ricard, 1960-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/109683
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/109683
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ressonància magnètica
Lupus eritematós
Neuropsiquiatria
Magnetic resonance
Lupus erythematosus
Neuropsychiatry
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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.