Diagnostic accuracy of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging for detecting subscapularis tendon tears: a diagnostic test study

Autor: Felipe Ferreira de Souza, Jorge Henrique Assunção, Arnaldo Amado Ferreira-Neto, Eduardo Angeli Malavolta, Mauro Emilio Conforto Gracitelli, Lucas Busnardo Ramadan, Fernando Brandão Andrade-Silva, Eduardo Baptista
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Sao Paulo Medical Journal, Volume: 138, Issue: 4, Pages: 310-316, Published: 21 AUG 2020
São Paulo Medical Journal, Vol 138, Iss 4, Pp 310-316 (2020)
Sao Paulo Medical Journal v.138 n.4 2020
São Paulo medical journal
Associação Paulista de Medicina
instacron:APM
Sao Paulo Medical Journal, Issue: ahead, Published: 21 AUG 2020
Popis: BACKGROUND: The accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for making the diagnosis of subscapularis tears presents wide variation in the literature and there are few prospective studies. OBJECTIVE: To compare the findings from MRI and arthroscopy for diagnosing subscapularis tears. DESIGN AND SETTING: Diagnostic test study performed in a tertiary care hospital. METHODS: We included patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and who had firstly undergone high magnetic field MRI without contrast. The images were independently evaluated by a shoulder surgeon and two musculoskeletal radiologists. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, accuracy and inter and intra-observer agreement were calculated. RESULTS: MRIs on 200 shoulders were evaluated. The incidence of subscapularis tears was 69.5% (41.5% partial and 28.0% full-thickness). The inter and intra-observer agreement was moderate for detection of subscapularis tears. The shoulder surgeon presented sensitivity of 51.1% to 59.0% and specificity of 91.7% to 94.4%. The radiologists showed sensitivity of 83.5% to 87.1% and specificity of 41% to 45.9%. Accuracy ranged from 60.5% to 73.0%. CONCLUSION: The 1.5-T MRIs without contrast showed mean sensitivity of 70.2% and mean specificity of 61.9% for detection of subscapularis tears. Sensitivity was higher for the musculoskeletal radiologists, while specificity was higher for the shoulder surgeon. The mean accuracy was 67.6%, i.e. lower than that of rotator cuff tears overall.
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