RhumatismeRheumatism or rheumatic disorders are conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints or connective tissue. Rheumatism does not designate any specific disorder, but covers at least 200 different conditions, including arthritis and "non-articular rheumatism", also known as "regional pain syndrome" or "soft tissue rheumatism". There is a close overlap between the term soft tissue disorder and rheumatism. Sometimes the term "soft tissue rheumatic disorders" is used to describe these conditions.
Magnetic resonance angiographyMagnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is a group of techniques based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to image blood vessels. Magnetic resonance angiography is used to generate images of arteries (and less commonly veins) in order to evaluate them for stenosis (abnormal narrowing), occlusions, aneurysms (vessel wall dilatations, at risk of rupture) or other abnormalities. MRA is often used to evaluate the arteries of the neck and brain, the thoracic and abdominal aorta, the renal arteries, and the legs (the latter exam is often referred to as a "run-off").
Résonance magnétique nucléairevignette|175px|Spectromètre de résonance magnétique nucléaire. L'aimant de 21,2 T permet à l'hydrogène (H) de résonner à . La résonance magnétique nucléaire (RMN) est une propriété de certains noyaux atomiques possédant un spin nucléaire (par exemple H, C, O, F, P, Xe...), placés dans un champ magnétique. Lorsqu'ils sont soumis à un rayonnement électromagnétique (radiofréquence), le plus souvent appliqué sous forme d'impulsions, les noyaux atomiques peuvent absorber l'énergie du rayonnement puis la relâcher lors de la relaxation.
