A 40 yr. old male patient on long-term steroid therapy for a systemic disease presents with recent onset of severe pain in the right hip. The imaging modality of choice for this problem is?

Ans. A. MRI scan* MRI is the preferred imaging modality in this case.* This is a case scenario of recent onset of severe hip pain with a history of long-term steroid therapy suggesting the diagnosis of AVN (avascular necrosis) hip. MRI is the investigation of choice for AVN hip.