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Fig. 3 | Pediatric Rheumatology

Fig. 3

From: Tibia stress injury and the imaging appearance of stress fracture in juvenile dermatomyositis: six patients’ experiences

Fig. 3

Case 6 (Initial observation)

Lateral radiograph of the right lower extremity (a) shows a focal area of sclerosis in the mid tibial diaphysis with no associated periosteal or cortical thickening (arrow)

Axial inversion recovery MR images of the thighs (b) obtained 2 weeks after the aforementioned x-rays show a focus of increased bone marrow signal in the mid right tibial diaphysis associated with a hyperintense periosteal halo on fluid sensitive images (arrow) which presents with low signal intensity on corresponding axial T1 images (c)

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Pediatric Rheumatology

ISSN: 1546-0096