title: Magnetic resonance imaging of impingement and rotator cuff tears.
abstract: This article addresses the role of MR imaging in the spectrum of impingement and rotator cuff tears. Rotator cuff and coracoacromial arch anatomy, the cause of impingement syndrome, and the pathology and imaging of calcific tendinitis are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: California Advanced Imaging, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stoller
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Fritz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000473:pathology; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis