title: [Role of double contrast arthrography of the shoulder in the assessment of lesions of the rotatory muscle cuff].
abstract: From 1980 to 1989 the author performed 481 double-contrast arthrographic examinations of the shoulder (DCSA). A hundred and forty-two complete and 46 partial rotator cuff tears were demonstrated; 68 of them underwent surgical exploration. Our results confirmed DCSA capabilities in detecting rotator cuff tears (greater than 98%) and in defining both their location (100%) and size (95%). Moreover, thickness (89%) and erosions (94%) in tendon edges and surfaces were demonstrated--that is, all the qualitative information needed to depict degenerative processes. Such evidence may also affect treatment planning.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia II, Ospedale Civile S. Maria M., Udine.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gasparini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media