The usual modality of choice for diagnosing a muscle tear, if needed for clinical management, is:

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Soft-tissue contrast resolution is greatest with MR, and the text specifically makes a statement about MRI used for muscle injuries. Radiography may be used to exclude fracture in a case of suspected muscle tear, but it does not have the soft-tissue contrast resolution to show a muscle tear. CT does not have the soft-tissue contrast resolution of MRI needed to examine a muscle injury. Nuclear medicine examinations in musculoskeletal disease are mainly for bones and are also used in oncology; they are not used to diagnose muscle tears.

The Usual Modality of Choice for Diagnosing a Muscle Tear