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By Mayo Clinic staffIf there's a question about a partial or complete rupture of your Achilles tendon, your doctor may order a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, a painless procedure that uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field to create a computerized image of the tissues of your body.
- Ham P, et al. Achilles tendinopathy and tendon rupture. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed June 19, 2009.
- Mercier LR. Achilles tendon rupture. In: Ferri FF. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2009. Philadelphia, Pa.; Mosby Elsevier: 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/144262599-3/854154771/1701/15.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-04134-8..50004-5--subchapter10_244. Accessed June 19, 2009.
- Achilles tendon rupture. In: DeLee JC, et al. DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2003. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/144262599-3/854154771/1103/1152.html#4-u1.0-B0-7216-8845-4..50032-6--cesec351_4702. Accessed June 19, 2009.
- Laskowsi ER (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. June 22, 2009.
