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

Insights Into Imaging
Thomas KirchgesnerBruno Vande Berg

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.

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Apr 20, 2019·Insights Into Imaging·Thomas KirchgesnerBruno Vande Berg
Nov 26, 2020·The British Journal of Radiology·Asif SaifuddinMichael Khoo
Oct 24, 2020·The British Journal of Radiology·Michèle CallejaAsif Saifuddin
Apr 22, 2021·The British Journal of Radiology·Rupert BerkeleyAsif Saifuddin

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