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From: Muscle B mode ultrasound and shear-wave elastography in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (SWIM): criterion validation against MRI and muscle biopsy findings in an incident patient cohort

Fig. 1

A Mild increased echogenicity in the vastus lateralis (cross section) and subcutaneous tissue with patches of hypoechogenicity in a 26 year old with Anti-NXP2 DM. B The corresponding MRI in the same patient showed T2 (fat suppression) signal uptake indicative of muscle oedema in the vastus lateralis (arrowheads)

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