Xuda Ma, Jiuzuo Huang, Huadan Xue, Hongwei Wang, Tianjiao Wang, Yu Chen, Xiao Long, Xiaojun Wang
BACKGROUND: Localized scleroderma (LoS) is an autoimmune disease in which craniofacial lesions can cause severe facial deformities with brain involvement. Objective evaluation of craniofacial LoS is challenging. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be used as a damage assessment tool. This study aimed to analyze the tissue involvement of craniofacial LoS based on MRI and evaluate MRI for craniofacial LoS assessment. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included patients with craniofacial LoS from September 2021 to August 2022 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital...
February 1, 2024: Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery