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Modified MRI Aids Evaluation of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Published: November 30, 2007
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
ROCHESTER, Minn., Nov. 30 -- With a modified MRI, there may be a noninvasive way to diagnose myofascial pain syndrome by quantifying the stiffness of taut muscle bands, suggested investigators here.