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Magnetic resonance scans were obtained on 17 patients with acute, subacute, or chronic muscle tears. These patients presented with complaints of persistent pain or a palpable mass. Magnetic resonance findings were characterized according to alterations in muscle shape and the presence of abnormal high signal within the injured muscle. These areas of high signal were noted on both T1-weighted and T2-weighted scans and were presumed to represent areas of intramuscular hemorrhage.
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De Smet, A.A., Fisher, D.R., Heiner, J.P. et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of muscle tears. Skeletal Radiol. 19, 283–286 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191673
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