Biology and therapy of fibromyalgia. Functional magnetic resonance imaging findings in fibromyalgia

Techniques in neuroimaging such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have helped to provide insights into the role of supraspinal mechanisms in pain perception. This review focuses on studies that have applied fMRI in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the processing of pain associated with fibromyalgia. This article provides an overview of the nociceptive system as it functions normally, reviews functional brain imaging methods, and integrates the existing literature utilizing fMRI to study central pain mechanisms in fibromyalgia.

• Publication year

  2007

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  Arthritis Research & Therapy

• Publication date

  2007-01-17

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1186/ar2094PMID 17254318PMCID 1794529
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