title: MR imaging of groin pain in the athlete.
abstract: Groin pain is a frequently encountered symptom in the athlete. The differential diagnosis for an athlete presenting with groin pain is broad and diagnostic imaging plays a crucial role in reaching the correct diagnosis, allowing appropriate therapy to be instituted. In this article we present the radiological differential diagnosis of athletes presenting with groin pain. The common mechanisms of injury, presenting symptoms, and imaging findings for each of these entities are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Eoin C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koulouris
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: Ciaran
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Eustace
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006119:Groin / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology