Lower extremity edema Note that the exam is significantly limited by motion artifact. The patient also prematurely terminated the exam and all sequences were not able to be performed.Within the limits of this exam, there is no abnormal marrow signal of the right tibia/fibula to suggest osteomyelitis. There is mild diffuse edema of the soft tissues and muscles of the lower extremity, particularly proximally. There is no evidence of a discrete fluid collection. There is abnormal marrow signal within the left proximal tibia which is identified on the standing coronal views. A rounded focus of high T2/low T1 signal is present within the proximal tibial metadiaphysis which appears to extend outside the cortex and may represent prominent vessel.
1. No evidence of osteomyelitis within the right tibia/fibula.2. Abnormal marrow signal within the left proximal tibial metadiaphysis may represent early bone infarction but close follow-up is recommended. 