Open AccessMR Imaging of Rotator Cuff Tears: Correlation with Arthroscopy
Author(s) -
Gururaj Sharma
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/27714.9911
Subject(s) - rotator cuff , medicine , tears , magnetic resonance imaging , arthroscopy , predictive value , radiology , gold standard (test) , cuff , prospective cohort study , rotator cuff injury , positive predicative value , surgery
Rotator cuff tears are quite common and can cause significant disability. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has now emerged as the modality of choice in the preoperative evaluation of patients with rotator cuff injuries, in view of its improved inherent soft tissue contrast and resolution.