title: Magnetic resonance imaging for acute hip pain in the emergency department.
abstract: MRI is an excellent imaging modality for the evaluation of acute hip pain in the ED and provides accurate diagnosis; facilitating appropriate and timely management thereby can result in decreased cost and improved prognosis in these patients. In this article, we review the use of MRI for patients presenting with acute hip pain in the Emergency Department (ED), including MRI protocols, MRI features of common acute hip pathologies, pivotal differential diagnoses, and management options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, saboo_100@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sachin S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Saboo
authors.forename: Yu-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yu-Hsiang
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Juan
authors.forename: Ketan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sodickson
authors.forename: Bharti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Khurana
mesh_terms: D059787:Acute Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006615:Hip; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement