A patient suffers an injury to the shoulder while playing football. To identify abnormalities of cartilage and soft tissue surrounding the joint, the nurse would expect the patient to be evaluated with
A) radioisotope bone scanning.
B) arthroscopy.
C) standard x-rays.
D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) .
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