title: MRI of impingement syndromes of the shoulder.
abstract: The diagnosis of shoulder impingement is primarily a clinical one. Imaging has a role in assisting clinicians in developing a treatment strategy by identifying and characterizing the cause of shoulder impingement. In this review, the relevant anatomy, cause/pathomechanics, clinical features, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the different types of impingement syndromes are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Joseph's Healthcare, 50, Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mulyadi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harish
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rebello
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology