ATHLETIC PUBLAGIA MR
(last updated 03/24/13, last reviewed 06/22/2023)
INDICATION: Groin pain in an athlete. Pubic symphyseal pain. "Sports Hernia"
SEQUENCES
Center on symphysis pubis, empty bladder
COR SE T1 whole pelvis
COR STIR whole pelvis
AX T2 FAT SAT small FOV (conventional axial plane, cover above acetabula to lesser trochanter)
COR T2 FAT SAT small FOV (parallel to symphysis
pubis)
SAG T2 FAT SAT small FOV
OBL AXIAL T2 FAT SAT small FOV
AX PROTON DENSITY small FOV (conventional axial plane)
Small FOV ~16 to 20 cm
OBL AXIAL http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/28/5/1415.figures-only
