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. 2011 Aug;19(3):152-61.
doi: 10.1179/2042618611Y.0000000009.

The role of MRI in musculoskeletal practice: a clinical perspective

Gail Dean Deyle  1
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The role of MRI in musculoskeletal practice: a clinical perspective

Gail Dean Deyle. J Man Manip Ther. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

This clinical perspective presents an overview of current and potential uses for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in musculoskeletal practice. Clinical practice guidelines and current evidence for improved outcomes will help providers determine the situations when an MRI is indicated. The advanced competency standard of examination used by physical therapists will be helpful to prevent overuse of musculoskeletal imaging, reduce diagnostic errors, and provide the appropriate clinical context to pathology revealed on MRI. Physical therapists are diagnostically accurate and appropriately conservative in their use of MRI consistent with evidence-based principles of diagnosis and screening.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Manual therapy; Musculoskeletal imaging; Physical therapy; Screening.

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