MRI of the Thigh

An MRI of the thigh provides detailed images of the large muscle groups of the upper leg — the quadriceps at the front, the hamstrings at the back and the adductors on the inner side — together with their tendons, the surrounding soft tissues and the femur. This makes it well suited to assessing muscle strains and tears, particularly the kind of hamstring or quadriceps injuries common in sport, as well as suspected soft-tissue lumps or masses, unexplained…

At MojaDiagnoza the scan is acquired on the centre's own MRI scanner. You lie still on the table while the sequences are obtained, generally over about fifteen to twenty-five minutes, and ear protection is provided because the machine is noisy during imaging. A thigh examination costs 739 zł, the same rate the centre applies to the lower leg, hand and foot. Where a soft-tissue mass is being characterised, the radiologist may recommend adding contrast,…