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Fig. 2B —Series of axial proton density–weighted MR images in asymptomatic 28-year-old male athlete depict anatomy pertinent to assessment of groin pain. Further inferiorly, anterior (arrow) and posterior (arrowhead) walls of inguinal canal are again noted, and spermatic cord (S) is best visualized on this image. Observe how posterior inguinal wall, composed of the two closely apposed internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles, appears to merge with rectus abdominis, best seen on left side of image.