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Iliotibial band syndrome MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Overview

MRI

MRI

On imaging, ill-defined decreased signal intensity on T1-weighted images and increased signal intensity on T2- weighted images will be noted deep to the iliotibial band, adjacent to the lateral femoral epicondyle.

Patient #1: MR images demonstrating iliotibial band syndrome

Patient #2: MR images demonstrating iliotibial band syndrome

Sources

Sources

Copyleft images obtained courtesy of RadsWiki [2]

References

References

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