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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Edzel Lorraine Co, D.M.D., M.D.

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not so useful in the evaluation of gas gangrene. The presence of gas is not very well detected using this imaging modality. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Schmid MR, Kossmann T, Duewell S (1998). "Differentiation of necrotizing fasciitis and cellulitis using MR imaging". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 170 (3): 615–20. doi:10.2214/ajr.170.3.9490940. PMID 9490940.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bonne SL, Kadri SS (2017). "Evaluation and Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections". Infect Dis Clin North Am. 31 (3): 497–511. doi:10.1016/j.idc.2017.05.011. PMC 5656282. PMID 28779832.