Magnetic resonance imaging of plantar fasciitis and other causes of heel pain.
Heel pain can be caused by disorders of either the plantar fascia, calcaneus, tendons, or adjacent nerves. Because these conditions can lead to pain located in a small area of the heel, a precise clinical diagnosis may be difficult. This article describes some of these various causes of heel pain and how MR imaging helps to characterize them.
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Musculoskeletal and Body MRI, Bridgeport MRI Center, Connecticut, USA.
D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006365:Heel / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*