title: Emergency MR imaging of orthopedic trauma. Current and future directions.
abstract: Fast MR imaging protocols pave the way for more widespread use of MR imaging to evaluate emergency room trauma patients. This article reviews technical developments and protocols facilitating rapid imaging, conventional applications of MR imaging to evaluate soft tissue injuries, and newer applications in which MR imaging is used to image both axial and appendicular fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eustace
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assaf
mesh_terms: D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis