title: [The utilization of MRI by orthopaedic surgeons: requirements and limitations].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The tendency in surgical fields to subspecialize continues. Diagnostic possibilities and surgical indications are becoming more and more sophisticated. As a consequence, surgeons in Germany have the possibility to acquire qualifications in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and are allowed to employ MRI scanners without consulting radiologists.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article aims to describe the requirements to achieve this special qualification and to give a summary on the legal issues in this matter.
authors.affiliation: Sektion Obere Extremität/Kernspintomographie (MRT), Sportklinik Stuttgart GmbH, Taubenheimstraße 8, 70372, Stuttgart, Deutschland, frieder.mauch@sportklinik-stuttgart.de.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mauch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kraus
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005858:Germany; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*