title: MR and MR arthrography to identify degenerative and posttraumatic diseases in the shoulder joint.
abstract: MR imaging provides a comprehensive evaluation of a wide spectrum of both intraarticular and extraarticular pathology of the shoulder. MR imaging enables the detection or exclusion of degenerative and posttraumatic diseases of the shoulder with a reasonable accuracy. MR arthrography is useful in the visualization of subtle anatomic details and further improves the differentiation. In this article, findings of MR imaging and MR arthrography of degenerative and posttraumatic shoulder diseases (impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tears, and glenohumeral instability) has been reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5105, USA.
authors.forename: S U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000473:pathology; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis