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Does an mri always show all internal structures of the hip/groin? if a person has groin pain but mri looks normal is this enough reason for further investigations such as arthroscopy ?

Q: does an mri always show all internal structures of the hip/groin? if a person has groin pain but mri looks normal is this enough reason for further investigations such as arthroscopy ?

: This depends on the symptoms, clinical findings of the examiner. In general with a normal MRI it is not done

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

This depends on the symptoms, clinical findings of the examiner. In general with a normal MRI it is not done

Answered 9/5/2023

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A member asked:

Does an mri always show all internal structures of the hip/groin? if a person has groin pain but mri looks normal is this enough reason for further investigations such as arthroscopy ?

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