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Stress Fracture MRI
Indication
Suspected
Stress Fracture
despite negative serial XRay
New gold standard for
Stress Fracture
imaging (supplanting bone scan)
Epidemiology
Efficacy
Test Sensitivity
: High (at least as good as bone scan)
Test Specificity
: High (better than bone scan)
Advantages
Highest efficacy of any imaging modality
Best detail for differentiating
Stress Fracture
s from other causes
No radiation exposure
Disadvantages
Higher cost than other
Stress Fracture
imaging
References
Ishibashi (2002) Clin J Sports Med 12(2): 79-84 [PubMed]
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