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When do I need an MRI?
Find a comprehensive, clinician-informed list of conditions and clinical questions our MRI can investigate across specialties — from sports injuries and spinal alignment to pediatric and neurological evaluations.
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MRI Indications
A comprehensive guide
Explore what our open, weight-bearing, and dynamic MRI can evaluate across specialties — designed for comfort, precision, and coordinated care.
Cayman Medical provides advanced open, weight-bearing, and dynamic (in-motion) MRI designed for clear diagnostics and a calm, comfortable experience.
Below you'll find a comprehensive, clinician-informed list of conditions and clinical questions our MRI can investigate across specialties — from sports injuries and spinal alignment to pediatric and neurological evaluations.
Why choose us: patient-friendly open design, upright/positional options for real-life load assessment, motion studies for joints, rapid scheduling, and integrated care with our in-house specialists.
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Musculoskeletal
Neurological
Spine
Pelvis
Regenerative & Functional
Pediatric
Head, Neck & ENT
Sports & Performance
Pain & Functional
Weight-Bearing & Positional
Musculoskeletal (Joints, Bones & Soft Tissues)
Ideal for athletes and active individuals, with options for weight-bearing and dynamic motion assessment.
Knee pain and instability (meniscal tears, ACL/PCL/MCL/LCL injuries)
Shoulder pain (rotator cuff and labral tears, impingement, instability)
Hip pain (FAI, labral tears, snapping hip, bursitis)
Ankle sprains, ligament injuries, Achilles tendinopathy or tears
Wrist/hand (TFCC tears, tendinitis, carpal tunnel, ganglion cysts)
Elbow (UCL/RCL injuries, tendinopathy, "tennis/golfer's elbow")
Muscle strains/contusions, myotendinous injuries, hematomas
Bone bruises, occult fractures, stress reactions
Joint effusions, synovitis, cysts (e.g., Baker's cyst)
Post-operative evaluation of repairs or prostheses
Dynamic studies: patellar tracking, shoulder impingement with abduction, functional joint instability
Neurological (Brain & Cranial Nerves)
Headache, dizziness, migraine work-up
Seizures/epilepsy evaluation
Brain tumors, metastasis, treatment response
Stroke/TIA follow-up and small vessel disease
Demyelinating disease (e.g., multiple sclerosis)
Cognitive decline and memory disorders
Pituitary/hypothalamic evaluation
Optic nerve/visual pathway assessment
Inner ear/vestibular disorders (hearing loss, vertigo)
Traumatic brain injury (concussion/TBI)
Pediatric congenital brain malformations
Spine (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar & Sacral)
Upright and positional imaging can reveal findings that are load-dependent.
Neck or back pain (acute/chronic)
Disc herniation, bulge, degeneration
Sciatica and foraminal stenosis/nerve root compression
Central canal stenosis
Scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolisthesis, alignment changes
Postural abnormalities under load (upright studies)