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Calf Muscle Strain/Tear

Figure 1 : Gastrocnemius Tear. Axial fat suppressed T2-weighted MR image shows feathery high signal intensity edema (white arrow) within the medial aspect of the medial gastrocnemius muscle, with a heterogeneous hematoma (black arrow) located between the gastrocnemius muscle and deep fascia.

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Partial tears are feathery high signal intensity in muscle (Fig. 1)

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