The primary objective of the current pilot study is to analyze MRI contrast-enhancement patterns in the hands of patients with fibromyalgia as compared to the findings in healthy controls. Further, to compare enhancement patterns obtained in fibromyalgia patients with those described in inflammatory joint disorders, i.e. rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Hypothesis: Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) of the hands in patients with fibromyalgia reveals pathological imaging patterns indicative of diffuse non-arthrogenic inflammation of e.g. superficial soft tissues and /or muscle with patterns distinct from those of inflammatory joint disorders e.g. rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis.
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Imaging patterns obtained at DCE-MRI using the software program DYNAMIKA (www.imageanalysis.org.uk) of the dominant hand as evaluated by a specialist in radiology will be the primary outcome of the study.
Timeframe: at baseline