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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan of…
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan of the Patient’s Thigh Muscles. Coronal view: short tau…
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan of the Patient’s Thigh Muscles. Coronal view: short tau inversion sequence (STIR) sequence, showing significant diffuse bilateral muscle edema (arrows).
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