Shoulders and arms
Information on the most common MRI examinations that are carried out in the Diagnostikzentrum Leipzig.
Armplexus
Indication of compression, paralysis (paresis) Examination time 10 - 15 minutes Patient positioning You lie comfortably on your back with your head in the middle of the device and have the opportunity to listen to music of your choice. Contrast agent Most of the time this MRI scan is performed without the use of a contrast agent. However, there are individual questions that cannot be answered reliably without a contrast medium. Your examining doctor will inform you about this in good time.
Ellenbogengelenk
Indication of tendon and tendonitis, bursitis, cubital tunnel syndrome (ulnar ulnar ulcer), tennis elbow (humeral epicondylitis), golfer's arm (humeral epicondylitis), (rheumatoid) arthritis examination time 10 - 15 minutes on the patient's back with the head in the middle of the device and have the possibility to listen to music of your choice. Contrast agent Most of the time this MRI scan is performed without the use of a contrast agent. However, there are individual questions that cannot be answered reliably without a contrast medium. Your examining doctor will inform you about this in good time.
Fingergelenk
Indication rheumatoid arthritis (polyarthritis), thumb saddle joint arthrosis (rhizarthrosis), tendinitis and scabbitis inflammation Examination time 10 - 15 minutes patient positioning You lie comfortably on your back with your head in the middle of the device and have the opportunity to listen to the music of your choice. Contrast agent Most of the time this MRI scan is performed without the use of a contrast agent. However, there are individual questions that cannot be answered reliably without a contrast medium. Your examining doctor will inform you about this in good time.
Hand
Indication bruises, swellings, fractures and hairline cracks (microfractures), tendon and scabitis, (rheumatoid) arthritis. Examination time 10 - 15 minutes Patient positioning You lie comfortably on your back with your head in the middle of the device and have the opportunity to listen to music of your choice. Contrast agent Most of the time this MRI scan is performed without the use of a contrast agent. However, there are individual questions that cannot be answered reliably without a contrast medium. Your examining doctor will inform you about this in good time.
wrist
Indication carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis and vagina, (rheumatoid) arthritis, disc triangular injuries / TFCC (triangular fibrocartilage complex), necrosis e.g. lunate malacia (Kienböck's disease), ganglia, bursitis (bursitis) lying comfortably on the patient 10 - 15 minutes your back with your head in the middle of the device and have the opportunity to listen to music of your choice. Contrast agent Most of the time this MRI scan is performed without the use of a contrast agent. However, there are individual questions that cannot be answered reliably without a contrast medium. Your examining doctor will inform you about this in good time.
Bony upper arm & forearm
Indication of inflammation (osteomyelitis) Examination time 10 - 15 minutes Patient positioning You lie comfortably on your back with your head in the middle of the device and have the opportunity to listen to the music of your choice. Contrast agent Most of the time this MRI scan is performed without the use of a contrast agent. However, there are individual questions that cannot be answered reliably without a contrast medium. Your examining doctor will inform you about this in good time.
musculature
Indication Torn muscle fibers (ruptures), muscle inflammation (myositis), muscle degeneration (atrophies) Examination time 10 - 15 minutes Patient positioning You lie comfortably on your back with your head in the middle of the device and have the opportunity to listen to the music of your choice. Contrast agent Most of the time this MRI scan is performed without the use of a contrast agent. However, there are individual questions that cannot be answered reliably without a contrast medium. Your examining doctor will inform you about this in good time.
Schulterblatt
Indication fracture, inflammation, tumor Examination time 10 - 15 minutes Patient positioning You lie comfortably on your back with the shoulder blade in the middle of the device and have the opportunity to listen to the music of your choice. Contrast agent Most of the time this MRI scan is performed without the use of a contrast agent. However, there are individual questions that cannot be answered reliably without a contrast medium. Your examining doctor will inform you about this in good time.
shoulder joint
Indication impingement (subacromial syndrome, supraspinatus tendon syndrome), tendon and visceral vaginitis, bursitis, (rheumatoid) arthritis, labral injuries, rotator cuff rupture, Hill-Sachs impression, Bankart lesion lying comfortably on the patient with the examination time 10 - 15 minutes Head in the middle of the device and have the opportunity to listen to music of your choice. Contrast agent Most of the time this MRI scan is performed without the use of a contrast agent. However, there are individual questions that cannot be answered reliably without a contrast medium. Your examining doctor will inform you about this in good time.