query: Are MRI's for soft tissue scans?
passage: Magnetic resonance imaging
Applications in the musculoskeletal system include spinal imaging, assessment of joint disease, and soft tissue tumors.[23]
passage: Spondylolysis
MRI is a newer technique used to diagnose spondylolysis and is favorable for a few reasons. The MRI is much more accurate than the x-ray and also does not use radiation. The MRI uses powerful magnets and radio frequencies to produce very detailed images of many different densities of tissue including bone and soft tissues.