title: Imaging in evaluating the rotator cuff.
abstract: Multiple modalities are available for imaging the shoulder, including radiography, arthrography, computed tomography (CT), CT arthrography, ultrasound (US), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, and MR arthrography. Each of these modalities has advantages and disadvantages in the evaluation of shoulder structures. This article discusses imaging of the rotator cuff of the shoulder with a primary focus on evaluation by MR imaging and MR arthrography.
authors.affiliation: Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Box 3808, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. roger.cothran@duke.edu
authors.forename: Roger Lee
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cothran
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography