title: [Application possibilities of MR arthrography in diseases of the shoulder joint].
abstract: In a prospective study possible indications for MR arthrography of the shoulder were evaluated. 37 patients were examined before and after intraarticular administration of a 2-mmolar solution of Gd-DTPA. MR arthrography was performed if there was no joint effusion and/or an uncertain finding concerning the rotator cuff or the capsulolabral complex on plain MR images. MR arthrography leads to a better demonstration of labrum pathology in 11/22 patients and to a superior delineation of the capsuloligamentous apparatus in 20/22 cases. In 9/15 patients with impingement lesions MR arthrography allowed a differentiation of severe tendinitis from partial and small full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff. MR arthrography of the shoulder joint enhances the accuracy of MR in case of an uncertain finding on plain MR images.
authors.affiliation: Klinik mit Poliklinik für Radiologie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Kreitner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grebe
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kersjes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Runkel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kirschner
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Schild
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001175:Arthrography / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000473:pathology; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA
vernacular_title: Einsatzmöglichkeiten der MR-Arthrographie bei Erkrankungen des Schultergelenkes.