title: Ultrasonography of the shoulder with arthroscopic correlation.
abstract: Ultrasonography is a well-established and widely accepted modality for the evaluation of rotator cuff tears and injury to the biceps brachii tendon. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging have comparable sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing both full-thickness and partial-thickness rotator cuff tears. This article addresses the ultrasonographic diagnosis of abnormalities of the rotator cuff, rotator interval, and biceps brachii, with magnetic resonance imaging and arthroscopic correlation. Characteristic ultrasonographic findings as well as imaging pitfalls are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. cyablon@umich.edu
authors.forename: Corrie M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yablon
authors.forename: Asheesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bedi
authors.forename: Yoav
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morag
authors.forename: Jon A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography