title: Acute myositis ossificans.
abstract: We have described the pre- and postgadolinium MR appearance in one case of acute myositis ossificans. The unenhanced sequences can be helpful in excluding malignancy, particularly when viewed serially. While use of gadolinium allowed primary sarcoma to be ruled out in this case, it was not useful in the exclusion of early abscess formation or necrotic metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Center of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, USA.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cvitanic
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sedlak
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology