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Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiating Necrotizing Fasciitis from Severe Cellulitis: A Magnetic Resonance Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MRINEC) Algorithm

We developed a new magnetic resonance indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (MRINEC) algorithm for differentiating necrotizing fasciitis (NF) from severe cellulitis (SC). All adults with suspected NF between 2010 and 2018 in a tertiary hospital in South Korea were enrolled. Sixty-one patients were dia...

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Autores principales: Kim, Min-Chul, Kim, Sujin, Cho, Eun Been, Lee, Guen Young, Choi, Seong-Ho, Kim, Seon Ok, Chung, Jin-Won
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7564512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32967282
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9093040
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author Kim, Min-Chul
Kim, Sujin
Cho, Eun Been
Lee, Guen Young
Choi, Seong-Ho
Kim, Seon Ok
Chung, Jin-Won
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Kim, Sujin
Cho, Eun Been
Lee, Guen Young
Choi, Seong-Ho
Kim, Seon Ok
Chung, Jin-Won
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description We developed a new magnetic resonance indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (MRINEC) algorithm for differentiating necrotizing fasciitis (NF) from severe cellulitis (SC). All adults with suspected NF between 2010 and 2018 in a tertiary hospital in South Korea were enrolled. Sixty-one patients were diagnosed with NF and 28 with SC. Among them, 34 with NF and 15 with SC underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The MRINEC algorithm, a two-step decision tree including T2 hyperintensity of intermuscular deep fascia and diffuse T2 hyperintensity of deep peripheral fascia, diagnosed NF with 94% sensitivity (95% confidence interval (CI), 80–99%) and 60% specificity (95% CI, 32–84%). The algorithm accurately diagnosed all 15 NF patients with a high (≥8) laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (LRINEC) score. Among the five patients with an intermediate (6–7) LRINEC score, sensitivity and specificity were 100% (95% CI, 78–100%) and 0% (95% CI, 0–84%), respectively. Finally, among the 29 patients with a low (≤5) LRINEC score, the algorithm had a sensitivity and specificity of 88% (95% CI, 62–98%) and 69% (95% CI, 39–91%), respectively. The MRINEC algorithm may be a useful adjuvant method for diagnosing NF, especially when NF is suspected in patients with a low LRINEC score.
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spelling pubmed-75645122020-10-29 Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiating Necrotizing Fasciitis from Severe Cellulitis: A Magnetic Resonance Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MRINEC) Algorithm Kim, Min-Chul Kim, Sujin Cho, Eun Been Lee, Guen Young Choi, Seong-Ho Kim, Seon Ok Chung, Jin-Won J Clin Med Article We developed a new magnetic resonance indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (MRINEC) algorithm for differentiating necrotizing fasciitis (NF) from severe cellulitis (SC). All adults with suspected NF between 2010 and 2018 in a tertiary hospital in South Korea were enrolled. Sixty-one patients were diagnosed with NF and 28 with SC. Among them, 34 with NF and 15 with SC underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The MRINEC algorithm, a two-step decision tree including T2 hyperintensity of intermuscular deep fascia and diffuse T2 hyperintensity of deep peripheral fascia, diagnosed NF with 94% sensitivity (95% confidence interval (CI), 80–99%) and 60% specificity (95% CI, 32–84%). The algorithm accurately diagnosed all 15 NF patients with a high (≥8) laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (LRINEC) score. Among the five patients with an intermediate (6–7) LRINEC score, sensitivity and specificity were 100% (95% CI, 78–100%) and 0% (95% CI, 0–84%), respectively. Finally, among the 29 patients with a low (≤5) LRINEC score, the algorithm had a sensitivity and specificity of 88% (95% CI, 62–98%) and 69% (95% CI, 39–91%), respectively. The MRINEC algorithm may be a useful adjuvant method for diagnosing NF, especially when NF is suspected in patients with a low LRINEC score. MDPI 2020-09-21 /pmc/articles/PMC7564512/ /pubmed/32967282 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9093040 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Kim, Min-Chul
Kim, Sujin
Cho, Eun Been
Lee, Guen Young
Choi, Seong-Ho
Kim, Seon Ok
Chung, Jin-Won
Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiating Necrotizing Fasciitis from Severe Cellulitis: A Magnetic Resonance Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MRINEC) Algorithm
title Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiating Necrotizing Fasciitis from Severe Cellulitis: A Magnetic Resonance Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MRINEC) Algorithm
title_full Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiating Necrotizing Fasciitis from Severe Cellulitis: A Magnetic Resonance Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MRINEC) Algorithm
title_fullStr Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiating Necrotizing Fasciitis from Severe Cellulitis: A Magnetic Resonance Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MRINEC) Algorithm
title_full_unstemmed Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiating Necrotizing Fasciitis from Severe Cellulitis: A Magnetic Resonance Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MRINEC) Algorithm
title_short Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiating Necrotizing Fasciitis from Severe Cellulitis: A Magnetic Resonance Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MRINEC) Algorithm
title_sort utility of magnetic resonance imaging for differentiating necrotizing fasciitis from severe cellulitis: a magnetic resonance indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (mrinec) algorithm
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7564512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32967282
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9093040
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