High-resolution MR imaging of the normal rotator cuff
| Autor: | Guillermo F. Carrera, William D. Middleton, Andrzej Jesmanowicz, GM Kellman, Wojciech Froncisz, J B Kneeland, James S. Hyde, JD Cates, NG Campagna |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Shoulder Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Shoulders business.industry Muscles General Medicine Anatomy musculoskeletal system Mr imaging Sagittal plane Intensity (physics) Tendons medicine.anatomical_structure Cadaver Coronal plane Cuff medicine Humans Female Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Rotator cuff business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Roentgenology. 148:559-564 |
| ISSN: | 1546-3141 0361-803X |
| DOI: | 10.2214/ajr.148.3.559 |
| Popis: | The shoulders of six normal volunteers were imaged with high-resolution MR in the axial, sagittal, and coronal planes. An angled pair of counter-rotating current loop-gap resonators designed specifically for the shoulder was used as a local coil. All images were compared with corresponding cryomicrotome sections from cadaver shoulders. The rotator cuff was analyzed in detail. It appeared as a complex, heterogeneous band to tissue superficial to the humeral head. The areas of low signal intensity corresponded to the central tendons of the four rotator cuff muscles. These tendons could be distinguished from each other as well as from the intervening components of the cuff, which have a moderate intensity. We concluded that MR is capable of imaging the normal rotator cuff and of separating the various components. This may allow for improved precision in the diagnosis of rotator cuff disorders. |
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