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Sports-related muscle injuries of the lower extremity: MR imaging appearances

  • Pictorial review, Musculoskeletal Radiology
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Sports-related injuries of the lower extremity are frequent. Before magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was available, ultrasound, radionuclide scintigraphy and computed tomography were used to evaluate muscle trauma. Although relatively inexpensive, these imaging modalities are limited by their low specificity. The high degree of soft tissue contrast and multiplanar capability of MR imaging, allow direct visualization as well as characterization of traumatic muscle lesions. This pictorial review highlights the spectrum of traumatic muscle lesions on MRI, with emphasis on its typical appearances.

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  1. Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge (IDI), Hospital Duran i Reynals, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, Autovía de Castelldefels km 2'7, E-08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, , , , , , ES

    A. Sánchez-Márquez, M. Gil-García, C. Valls, J. Narváez-Garcia, E. Andía-Navarro & O. Pozuelo-Segura

  2. Servei de Cirurgia Ortopèdica i Traumatologia, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, Autovía de Castelldefels km 2'7, E-08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, , , , , , ES

    F. Portabella-Blavia

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  1. A. Sánchez-Márquez
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Received: 8 May 1998; Revision received: 31 August 1998; Accepted: 23 September 1998

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Sánchez-Márquez, A., Gil-García, M., Valls, C. et al. Sports-related muscle injuries of the lower extremity: MR imaging appearances. Eur Radiol 9, 1088–1093 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050795

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