An Orthopedic Surgeon Is Seeing a Patient Who Has a Suspected

question 79

Multiple Choice

An orthopedic surgeon is seeing a patient who has a suspected tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. She chooses to order which test, which produces superior soft tissue resolution for distinguishing adjacent structures?

• A) computed tomography
• B) magnetic resonance imaging
• C) positron emission tomography
• D) radiography

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