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Abstract
The penumbra sign is a characteristic magnetic resonance (MR) feature of subacute osteomyelitis. It can be identified on unenhanced T1-weighted spin echo images as a discrete peripheral zone of marginally higher signal intensity than the central bony abscess cavity and the surrounding lower signal intensity of the reactive new bone and oedema.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15300398 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-004-2435-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Radiol ISSN: 0938-7994 Impact factor: 5.315