Why people bring a hip scan here
Groin pain gets waved off as a “muscle strain” for a year before anyone orders imaging, and by the time a pelvis X-ray finally comes back, the report reads like a foreign language: cam morphology, an alpha angle of 62 degrees, mild acetabular under-coverage. Nobody hands you a glossary in the waiting room, and the hip preservation clinic that could translate it is booked out for months.
Some people land here after a fall, holding a femoral neck fracture report and trying to picture what the surgeon meant by displacement before the consent form gets signed. Others are years into a limp, staring down the word “arthroplasty” for the first time and wanting to understand their own joint-space narrowing before they decide whether a hip replacement is really next.
Uploading the scan gives you a plain-language walk-through of your own hip and pelvis imaging to bring into that conversation, instead of nodding along to acronyms during a fifteen-minute appointment.
What the hip and pelvis panel actually reads
The panel is built around the imaging that hip and pelvis workups actually produce: hip MRI and MR arthrogram for soft tissue, pelvis and hip X-ray for alignment and arthritis staging, and hip CT for fracture detail and pre-operative planning. On MRI and arthrogram sequences it looks for acetabular labral tears, femoroacetabular impingement with cam or pincer morphology, and measures the alpha angle and centre-edge angle that define that impingement. It flags avascular necrosis of the femoral head, including the subchondral crescent sign that marks advancing collapse.
On X-ray and CT it reads joint-space narrowing against the Tonnis grading system for hip osteoarthritis, checks the sacroiliac joints, and looks at femoral neck and acetabular fractures. It also covers the soft-tissue causes of lateral hip pain — gluteus medius and minimus tendinopathy and greater trochanteric pain syndrome — and anterior groin pain from iliopsoas tendinopathy or bursitis, plus signs of hip dysplasia in younger adults and the expected post-operative appearance of a total hip replacement on follow-up films.
The report back names the exact structure involved, translates the measured angle or grade into what it typically means for someone your age and activity level, and outlines what usually happens next in hip care — physical therapy, a preservation referral, or a conversation about replacement timing.
Who ends up using this
Young adults with deep groin pain and a catching or clicking sensation on pivoting. Runners and footballers whose hip tightens into a pinch at the front of the joint during deep flexion, the classic pattern of impingement. Adults noticing a progressive limp, stiffness pulling on socks, or a hip that no longer rotates the way it used to. People sitting on a hip replacement decision, trying to weigh their own imaging against what a surgeon has told them. And patients further along — healing after a femoral neck fracture, or checking a follow-up film after a hip replacement — who want a second read of what changed since the last scan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can AI find a labral tear on my hip MRI?
Yes. The panel is trained to look specifically at the acetabular labrum on MRI and MR arthrogram sequences and will describe the location and likely severity of a tear it identifies, alongside associated cartilage or cam changes. It supports a radiologist’s read; it does not replace one.
What does cam impingement mean on my report?
Cam impingement describes an extra bump of bone at the femoral head-neck junction that catches against the acetabular rim during hip flexion, usually measured by an elevated alpha angle. The panel explains where your measurement falls and why that shape is linked to labral and cartilage wear over time.
How bad does hip arthritis look on my X-ray?
The panel reads joint-space narrowing, osteophytes, and subchondral changes against the Tonnis grading scale used for hip osteoarthritis and explains what grade your film corresponds to in plain terms, including how that grade typically factors into replacement timing discussions.
Can it read a pelvis X-ray as well as a hip MRI?
Yes. Pelvis and hip X-ray, hip CT, hip MRI, and MR arthrogram are all supported. X-ray and CT are read for alignment, fractures, arthritis grading, and sacroiliac joint changes, while MRI and arthrogram cover the labrum, cartilage, and soft tissue that X-ray cannot show.
Will it tell me whether I need a hip replacement?
No. It explains what your imaging shows and how that typically factors into a replacement decision, but the decision itself belongs to you and your orthopedic surgeon, based on your pain, function, and full clinical picture, not the imaging alone.
Does my hip scan get uploaded anywhere?
Your raw DICOM files are parsed and rendered entirely in your browser. Only the rendered images needed for analysis are sent to the AI panel — the original hip MRI, X-ray, or CT files never leave your device.
Before you rely on this
This panel explains hip and pelvis imaging in plain language; it is not a diagnosis and does not replace a hip surgeon or the radiologist who read your original film. Some hip presentations need attention now, not after a chat with an AI panel: an older adult who cannot bear weight after a fall, a leg that suddenly looks shortened and turned outward, a hot and painful hip with fever, or night pain paired with unexplained weight loss are all reasons to see a clinician immediately rather than wait for a report to be explained. Your raw scan files stay in your browser at every step — only the rendered images needed for analysis are ever sent out.