Table 2.

Abnormal MRI manifestations in patients with SLE and RA with lymphatic system involvement

Abnormal manifestations on MRI	SLE with lymphatic system involvement (n = 25)	RA with lymphatic system involvement (n = 18)	P value
Atelectasis	19(76.0)	4(22.2)	0.000
Turbidity of mediastinal fat space	3(12.0)	0(0.0)	0.252
Pericardial effusion	4(16.0)	0(0.0)	0.127
Diffuse thickening of the small intestine wall	3(12.0)	0(0.0)	0.252
Turbidity of mesenteric fat space	5(20.0)	0(0.0)	0.064
Pleural effusion	5(20.0)	4(22.2)	1.000
Ascites	2(8.0)	3(16.7)	0.634
Pleural and peritoneal effusions	14(56.0)	0(0.0)	0.000
Subcutaneous edema of chest wall	3(12.0)	1(5.6)	0.628
Subcutaneous edema of abdominal wall	1(4.0)	1(5.6)	1.000
Subcutaneous edema of chest and abdominal walls	5(20.0)	0(0.0)	0.064

The values with statistical significance (P < 0.05) are displayed in bold