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Intense increased uptake in the left calcaneum.
From the case:
Calcaneal stress fracture
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Linear T1 intramedullary signal in the calcaneus with surrounding edema.
Case Discussion
Bone scan and MRI reveal a calcaneal stress fracture.
These images are from Dr. John Hunter's amazing MSK collection. Dr. John Hunter is a professor in the department of radiology (musculoskeletal section) at UC Davis School of Medicine.
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