Upright MRI of the Joints

MRI scans of the joints including the shoulder, knee, hip, ankle, elbow, wrist and feet.

Examination of weight-bearing joints such as the knee and hip joint in the natural, weight-bearing, standing position.

Many X-ray examinations of the spine, ankles and hips are made with the patient weight-bearing. We are now able to offer the same positional imaging using MRI, which not only shows bone detail, but more importantly soft tissue detail not available on a conventional X-ray.

To see an overview of the use of Upright Weight-bearing MRI in the examination of the hip, please click here: Weight Bearing MRI Hips

Examination of the knee in the weight-bearing position also allows for views in flexion and extension. Furthermore multiple views can be made in varying positions between flexion and extension to study patellar tracking.

To see an overview of the use of Upright Weight-bearing MRI in the examination of knee pathologies, please click here: Weight Bearing MRI Knees

To see an overview of the use of Upright Weight-bearing MRI in the examination of the foot and ankle, please click here: Weight Bearing MRI Foot