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Imaging

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Advances in image acquisition techniques and development of novel imaging modalities have ushered in a new era in disease diagnosis and treatment. Though a detailed history and physical examination continue to be the mainstay of clinical diagnosis, imaging studies provide additional information that helps to confirm or reject the presumed underlying pathophysiologic process. The pace (acute, subacute, or chronic) and sequence of symptom development, chronicity of symptoms (continuous or relapsing), affected organ systems, and localization of the lesion(s) are the main factors that should be considered before choosing the modality and the area of interest for imaging. This chapter provides an overview of different imaging techniques and sequences used for evaluation of neuro-rheumatologic disorders as well as an approach toward interpreting imaging findings in a clinical setting.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Neda Sattarnezhad

  2. Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Joshua P. Klein

  3. Division of Hospital Neurology, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Joshua P. Klein

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  1. Division of Neuroimmunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Tracey A. Cho

  2. Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Shamik Bhattacharyya

  3. Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Simon Helfgott

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Sattarnezhad, N., Klein, J.P. (2019). Imaging. In: Cho, T., Bhattacharyya, S., Helfgott, S. (eds) Neurorheumatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16928-2_2

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