The utility of MRI scans for a painful knee in the elderly patient

ConclusionWe suggest that all elderly patients with knee pain undergo plain radiographs before MRI scan and only those with locking should be considered for an MRI scan at all. Primary care physicians are overusing MRI as an imaging modality in this cohort at a cost of over €30,000 per year to our institution.
Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research