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I have been recently diagnosed with an ACL tear and my physician wants to do an MRI to confirm his diagnosis. Wouldn a plain x-ray be much less expensive and less time-consuming?

April 26, 2017ACL confirm diagnosed diagnosis MRI physician plain tear wants

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I have been recently diagnosed with an ACL tear and my physician wants to do an MRI to confirm his diagnosis. Wouldn a plain x-ray be much less expensive and less time-consuming?

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Plain x-ray films will only show bone tissue rather than soft tissue structure. Since the ligament is soft tissue in nature it will not show on an x-ray.