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Fasciae of the musculoskeletal system: normal anatomy and MR patterns of involvement in autoimmune diseases

Thomas Kirchgesner, Xavier Demondion, Maria Stoenoiu, Patrick Durez, Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap, Frédéric Houssiau, Christine Galant, Souad Acid, Frédéric Lecouvet, Jacques Malghem, Bruno Vande Berg
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Key takeaways
  1. 01Fascia is a body-wide network of connective tissue
  2. 02Normally, fascia is barely visible on MRI scans
  3. 03Autoimmune diseases can make fascial changes visible on MRI
  4. 04These MRI patterns reflect fascia's complex anatomy

MRI can reveal fascial changes associated with autoimmune diseases, which are otherwise difficult to see.

Abstract

The fascial system is a three-dimensional continuum of connective tissues present everywhere throughout the body, from the head to the toes and from the skin to the bone. The current article aims to review the normal anatomy of the fasciae of the musculoskeletal system with macroscopic and microscopic correlations and to describe their appearance at MRI in normal subjects and in patients with autoimmune diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Key Points • The fascial system is a three-dimensional continuum of connective tissues. • It is present everywhere throughout the body, from the head to the toes and from the skin to the bone. • The normal fascial system is barely visible at MRI. • MR patterns of fascial involvement in autoimmune diseases reflect the complex anatomy of the fasciae of the musculoskeletal system.

Cite this study
APA
Thomas Kirchgesner, Xavier Demondion, Maria Stoenoiu, Patrick Durez, Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap, Frédéric Houssiau, Christine Galant, Souad Acid, Frédéric Lecouvet, Jacques Malghem, & Bruno Vande Berg (2018). Fasciae of the musculoskeletal system: normal anatomy and MR patterns of involvement in autoimmune diseases. https://fasciaresearchdatabase.com/fasciae-of-the-musculoskeletal-system-normal-anatomy-and-mrpatterns-of-involvement-in-autoimmune-diseases/
MLA
Thomas Kirchgesner, et al. "Fasciae of the musculoskeletal system: normal anatomy and MR patterns of involvement in autoimmune diseases." 2018, https://fasciaresearchdatabase.com/fasciae-of-the-musculoskeletal-system-normal-anatomy-and-mrpatterns-of-involvement-in-autoimmune-diseases/.
Chicago
Thomas Kirchgesner et al. 2018. "Fasciae of the musculoskeletal system: normal anatomy and MR patterns of involvement in autoimmune diseases.". https://fasciaresearchdatabase.com/fasciae-of-the-musculoskeletal-system-normal-anatomy-and-mrpatterns-of-involvement-in-autoimmune-diseases/