Radiologic Mimics of Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis: A Pictorial Essay

Figure 13

Artefact. Sagittal PDFS of the ring finger of a healthy volunteer demonstrating a failure of fat suppression at the tip of the finger resulting in a false impression of marrow hyperintensity in the distal phalanx. The adjacent subcutaneous tissue is also inadequately suppressed (dash).