A member asked:

Why would severe tenderness (like 10 on 1-10 pain scale) due to injury of the soleus muscle not show up on the mri?

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Dr. Marvin Den answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Tenderness: An MRI would show a tear. It is unclear if you have that. Need to speak to the doctor who ordered the test.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Dr. Edwin Perez answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Tendonitis: If the pain is due to a microscopic problem it won't show on mri. Also if it is localized to one small spot ur better off w an ultrasound then a whole leg mri.

Answered 3/30/2015

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