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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Fig. 3 | Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Fig. 3

From: Masticatory muscle tendon-aponeurosis hyperplasia that was initially misdiagnosed for polymyositis: a case report and review of the literature

Fig. 3

Preoperative images of computed tomography (CT). A Axial section of the masseter muscle. High-density areas are shown at the anterior and lateral part of the bilateral masseter muscle (arrows). B Bilateral temporal muscles are thickened at the level of infratemporal fossa, and high-density areas are also shown at the temporal muscle tendons and aponeuroses (arrows). C and D Three-dimensional volume-rendering CT images. Red color indicated higher CT value area at the anterior and lateral part of the bilateral masseter muscles compared with the average CT value of the masseter muscle

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