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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Edzel Lorraine Co, D.M.D., M.D.

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not so useful in the evaluation of gas gangrene. The presence of gas is not very well detected using this imaging modality. ^[1]

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not so useful in the evaluation of gas gangrene.
The presence of gas is not very well detected using this imaging modality. ^[1] ^[2]