Open AccessTo determine the role of ultrasonography as a primary imaging modality as compared to MRI in patients with shoulder pain
Author(s) -
Hardev V Barad,
Viral Patel,
Shreya Patel,
Mamta Patel
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2509_20
Subject(s) - medicine , rotator cuff , radiology , population , ultrasound , modality (human–computer interaction) , shoulder joint , magnetic resonance imaging , etiology , surgery , environmental health , human–computer interaction , computer science
Prevalence of shoulder pain in general population worldwide ranges from 16 -26%. It is necessary to evaluate different causative factors in shoulder pain and explore the utility of ultrasonography in rotator cuff and non-rotator cuff diseases as a primary imaging modality and reserve MRI for unequivocal cases.