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Will an mri detect foot fracture?
19 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
Yes: Mri can be more sensitive to a subtle fracture than even a nuclear bone scan. For most purposes, the bone scan should still be adequate however.
Answered 1/2/2014
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Yes: It can but we usually use a plain x-ray as a first line screening.
Answered 3/15/2014
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Yes: if the MRI is of the fractured part of the foot, it will show on MRI. Though typically most fractures can be diagnosed with an x-ray
Answered 10/7/2017
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DontNeedMriForFractu: You do not need an expensive imaging like MRI to diagnose and treat fractures.But if MRI is done for some other reason it will show foot fractureif it is there
Answered 10/7/2017
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