The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

April 2019

Fasciae of the musculoskeletal system: MRI findings in trauma, infection and neoplastic diseases

Author Information

Kirchgesner T, Tamigneaux C, Acid S, Perlepe V, Lecouvet F, Malghem J, Vande Berg B.

Dept of Radiology - Musculoskeletal Imaging Unit, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - Institut de Recherche Experimentale et Clinique (IREC), Universite Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.

Publication

Insights Imaging

Summary

The fascial system is a continuum of connective tissues present everywhere throughout the body that can be locally involved in a large variety of disorders. These disorders include traumatic disorders (Morel-Lavallee lesion, myo-aponeurotic injuries, and muscle hernia), septic diseases (necrotizing and non-necrotizing cellulitis and fasciitis), and neoplastic diseases (superficial fibromatosis, desmoid tumors, and sarcomas). The current pictorial review aims to focus on these localized disorders involving the fasciae of the musculoskeletal system and their appearance at MRI.

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