title: Imaging of the rotator cuff.
abstract: The imaging evaluation of the rotator cuff augments the clinical evaluation. Radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging all have various roles in the assessment of the rotator cuff, which can be combined with arthrography for added detail. Furthermore, ultrasound is a very useful technique that provides functional information that is not offered by simple anatomic imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA 92103-8756, USA. bradyhuang@gmail.com
authors.forename: Brady K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Tudor H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012782:Shoulder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography