Fig. 10From: Fasciae of the musculoskeletal system: MRI findings in trauma, infection and neoplastic diseasesAxial (a) STIR and (b) contrast-enhanced SE T1w images of the thighs of a 34-year-old male with Staphylococcus aureus septicemia and necrotizing fasciitis of the left thigh. MRI demonstrates thickening of the deep intermuscular fasciae of the posteromedial compartment of the thigh with fluid-like signal on the STIR image (asterisks) and enhancement adjacent to the necrotic fasciae after contrast material injection (arrows)Back to article page