Research Department
Research Journal
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases(suppl.)
Research Member
Research Publisher
BMJ
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
74 (suppl. 2)
Research Website
https://ard.bmj.com/content/74/Suppl_2/645.1
Research Year
2015
Research_Pages
645
Research Abstract
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare chronic multi-system autoimmune disease of unknown cause and a complex pathogenesis. The hallmark of the disease is microvscular vasculopathy which results in tissue ischemia with recurrent episodes of reperfusion. Diffusion-weighted (DW) Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) is an excellent tool for the detection of activity of any vascular or inflammatory lesions.