Musculoskeletal ImagingRhabdomyolysis
a condition in which dissolution of muscle cells occurs, which may be associated with numerous causative factors or events. Burns, exposure to toxins, intense exercise, crush injuries, frostbite, seizures and chronic muscle compression are among the causes of rhabdomyolysis. Patients may develop tetany, acute
renal failure,
compartment syndrome, or disseminated intravascular coagulation. MR imaging,
CT scanning, scintigraphy and ultrasonography are valuable in the assessment of this condition.
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