title: MRI of the shoulder.
abstract: MR imaging of the shoulder has become an important imaging modality for that joint. Excellent soft tissue contrast and multiplanar acquisition provide optimal assessment of muscle, tendons, hyaline and fibrous cartilage, joint capsules, fat, bursae and bone marrow. The most common indications for shoulder MRI are suspected rotator cuff tear, shoulder instability, osteonecrosis, neoplasm and infection. In this article we describe MR technique, special anatomy of the shoulder, and diagnostic MR criteria of common pathologic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vahlensieck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Resendes
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Genant
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000473:pathology; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012782:Shoulder / Q000473:pathology; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology