MRI of the Ankle: Effect on Diagnostic Confidence and Patient Management
Philip W. P. Bearcroft1,
Suzanne Guy1,
Michelle Bradley2 and
Fred Robinson3
1 University Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Box 219, Hills
Rd., Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom.
2 Centre for Applied Medical Statistics, Department of Public Health and Primary
Care, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge CB2 2SR, United Kingdom.
3 Department of Orthopedics, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United
Kingdom.

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Fig. 1 Bar graph shows number of diagnoses considered before
(gray bars) and after (black bars) MRI. An entry in the zero
column represents diagnosis of normal.
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Fig. 2 Bar graph shows changes in diagnostic certainty after MRI for
all diagnoses under consideration. Gray bars = before MRI, black bars = after
MRI. An entry in the zero column represents postoperative diagnosis of
normal.
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