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Fig. 18

From: Fasciae of the musculoskeletal system: normal anatomy and MR patterns of involvement in autoimmune diseases

Fig. 18

a Axial and (b) coronal STIR images of the thighs of a 51-year-old male with polymyositis. MRI demonstrates bilateral symmetrical involvement with myositis of the sartorius and gracilis muscles (asterisks), fasciitis of the deep fasciae adjacent to sartorius, gracilis and semitendinosus muscles (arrows) and periostitis mostly on the medial part of the diaphysis and metaphysis of the femurs (arrowheads)

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