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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Soft tissue involvement is seen in cases of untreated or in rapidly spreading progressing cellulitis. MRI can be of great value in such cases. A T2-weighted image may demonstrate hyperintensity and soft tissue thickening whilst T1 may show hypointensity and postcontrast enhancement. [1] CT scans can be helpful in demonstrating involvement of subcutaneous fat and abcess formation.
References
- ↑ Kim KT, Kim YJ, Won Lee J, Kim YJ, Park SW, Lim MK; et al. (2011). "Can necrotizing infectious fasciitis be differentiated from nonnecrotizing infectious fasciitis with MR imaging?". Radiology. 259 (3): 816–24. doi:10.1148/radiol.11101164. PMID 21406630.