title: Case report 815: Tear of the rotator interval.
abstract: Rotator interval tears are an uncommon, but clinically important subtype of rotator cuff tear. As MRI assumes an ever increasing role in the imaging evaluation of the painful shoulder, radiologists must be aware of this entity and appreciate the difficulty in diagnosing these tears with MRI. Differentiation of a true rotator interval tear from normal synovium and capsule in this space is most likely not possible with MRI, and symptoms may be referred and misleading. It is therefore important to correlate the MR findings with the clinical history and physical examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine 90024-6592.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Seeger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lubowitz
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging