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Name of the Patient : Abc Xlmn / M / 62 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzdar.
Examination : M.R.I. of Both Hips and S. I. Joints.
CLINICAL PROFILE :
C/O pain in the right buttock with difficulty in squatting.
EXAMINATION :
M.R.I of both the hip and S. I. joints was performed using the following parameters:
5 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted (with fat saturation) axial images.
5 mm thick T1 Weighted and STIR coronal images.
OBSERVATION :
The femoral head and the acetabulum reveal normal signal intensity bilaterally. There is no obvious bony destruction or erosions noted. The articular cartilages are unremarkable. There is no effusion within both the hip joints.
The musculature surrounding both the hip joints is normal.
Both the sacro-iliac joints appear normal. The iliac bones and the sacral ala show normal signal intensity. There is no bony destruction or erosion. The visualized soft tissues are unremarkable.
The lumbar spine was screened with 5 mm thick T1 Weighted saittal images and does not reveal any significant feature of note.
Incidentally noted is mild enlargement of the prostate gland.
IMPRESSION :
No significant abnormality is detected on this study.