MRI Knee Joint With Contrast

An MRI of the knee joint is used to visualise the bones of the knee joint along with the surrounding soft tissues like the cartilages, tendons, ligaments, muscles and blood vessels. The knee joint includes the lower end of the upper leg bone (femur), the upper end of the lower leg bones (the tibia and fibula), the kneecap (patella), and the surrounding soft tissues. The MRI scan uses strong magnetic and radio waves to create detailed and clear multiple images of the knee joint. Multiple images are captured during the MRI scan which can be stored on an electronic device and then further printed on a film. The whole MRI scan procedure takes about 40-60 minutes. You may be asked to take an oral solution of the radio-contrast agent or be given the same in an injectable form for better images of the internal body structures in the MRI scan.