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.

Details

Title
Fasciae of the musculoskeletal system: normal anatomy and MR patterns of involvement in autoimmune diseases
Author
Kirchgesner, Thomas 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Demondion, Xavier 2 ; Stoenoiu, Maria 3 ; Durez, Patrick 3 ; Toukap, Adrien Nzeusseu 3 ; Houssiau, Frédéric 3 ; Galant, Christine 4 ; Acid, Souad 1 ; Lecouvet, Frédéric 1 ; Malghem, Jacques 1 ; Bruno Vande Berg 1 

1  Department of Radiology - Musculoskeletal Imaging Unit, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc / Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium 
2  Department of Radiology and Musculoskeletal Imaging, CHRU Lille / Laboratory of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine of Lille, Lille, France 
3  Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium 
4  Department of Pathology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium 
Pages
761-771
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Oct 2018
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
18694101
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13244-018-0650-1
ProQuest document ID
2096250454
Copyright
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