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Findings on CT scan suggestive of necrotizing fasciitis include:<ref name=fasciitis> Necrotizing fasciitis http://radiopaedia.org/articles/necrotising-fasciitis (2016) Accessed on September 9,2016 </ref> | Findings on CT scan suggestive of necrotizing fasciitis include:<ref name=fasciitis> Necrotizing fasciitis http://radiopaedia.org/articles/necrotising-fasciitis (2016) Accessed on September 9,2016 </ref><ref name="pmid10938701">{{cite journal| author=Parenti GC, Marri C, Calandra G, Morisi C, Zabberoni W| title=[Necrotizing fasciitis of soft tissues: role of diagnostic imaging and review of the literature]. | journal=Radiol Med | year= 2000 | volume= 99 | issue= 5 | pages= 334-9 | pmid=10938701 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10938701 }} </ref> | ||
*Subcutaneous emphysema | *Subcutaneous emphysema | ||
*Assymetrical fascial thickening Associated with fat stranding | *Assymetrical fascial thickening Associated with fat stranding | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
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Findings on CT scan suggestive of necrotizing fasciitis include:[1][2]
- Subcutaneous emphysema
- Assymetrical fascial thickening Associated with fat stranding
- Edema extending into the intermuscular septa and the muscle
- Thickening of one or both of the superficial and deep fascial layers
- Abscessess
- Diffuse enhancement (post contrast CT)
References
- ↑ Necrotizing fasciitis http://radiopaedia.org/articles/necrotising-fasciitis (2016) Accessed on September 9,2016
- ↑ Parenti GC, Marri C, Calandra G, Morisi C, Zabberoni W (2000). "[Necrotizing fasciitis of soft tissues: role of diagnostic imaging and review of the literature]". Radiol Med. 99 (5): 334–9. PMID 10938701.