The musculoskeletal system (MSK) encompasses a wide range of components, including bones, joints, cartilage, muscles, tendons, ligaments, spinal disks and nerves. Any number of things can affect these areas, including damage, injury, arthritis, infection, tumors, herniation and concussions.
For rapid and accurate diagnosis, RAI utilizes magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which delivers high-resolution images of bodily structures for clinical evaluation by your RAI radiologist and referring clinician. Radiation-free MRI can delve deep into tissues using a powerful magnetic field and radio waves to image soft tissues, knees, shoulders, hips, elbows, hands/wrists, feet/ankles and the spinal column to discover the source of pain, injury and dysfunction. Sometimes used with contrast dye for more intricate assay, MSK MRI produces remarkably detailed pictures of the area being studied, enabling your care team to quickly determine the problem and devise the most effective treatment. MRI provides high-quality imaging in real time, so your radiologist can assess the area of interest directly during testing, when applicable.
RAI offers the revolutionary 3Tesla MRI for the highest level of detail in only about half the time required by standard MRI. 3T is faster, more detailed and more comfortable than the MRI of days past, for a superior experience for both patients and clinicians. RAI features Board-certified radiologists who subspecialize in MSK analysis for the ultimate level of accuracy.
“The quality of our imaging is so much greater than it was when I joined the group 20 years ago,” says fellowship-trained musculoskeletal radiologist, Dr. Stephen Sevigny. “The technology has improved dramatically and now we can be much more specific as to the cause of pain. We can identify arthritis, infection, tendinitis, ligament tears, specific impingement syndromes, etc. and determine which joints are affected. The 3Tesla MRIs that we use allow us to push the envelope with specific diagnoses that were never possible before.”
For fast, reliable imaging across the musculoskeletal system, ask your clinician about MSK MRI. Or call RAI for more information. We’re here to help.