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To review the diagnostic utility of various imaging modalities and their hallmark findings in adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, as well as the role of imaging in guiding treatment.

April 23, 2016Insights into ImagingOpen Access

Multi-modal imaging of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder

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MZMarcello ZappiaUniversity of Molise FPFrancesco Di PiettoVilla Pineta Hospital AAAlberto AliprandiIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri

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Clinical review demonstrates diagnostic utility of multimodal imaging in shoulder adhesive capsulitis, highlighting specific features to confirm disease and guide targeted interventions.

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To review the diagnostic utility of various imaging modalities and their hallmark findings in adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, as well as the role of imaging in guiding treatment.
Reviewed imaging characteristics across arthrography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance (MR), and MR arthrography.
Evaluated the application of ultrasound for guiding targeted intra- and periarticular therapeutic procedures.
Common imaging features include thickening of the coracohumeral and inferior glenohumeral ligaments, limited capsular distension, extracapsular contrast leakage, and synovial hypertrophy or scarring at the rotator interval.
Obliteration of the rotator interval fat pad demonstrated 100% specificity for the diagnosis of adhesive capsulitis.
Ultrasound enables both the exclusion of alternative articular or rotator cuff pathologies and the precise guidance of therapeutic injections.

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Zappia et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a896ffd0f137e402b33468c https://doi.org/10.1007/s13244-016-0491-8

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Clinical review demonstrates diagnostic utility of multimodal imaging in shoulder adhesive capsulitis, highlighting specific features to confirm disease and guide targeted interventions.

Multi-modal imaging of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder

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Multi-modal imaging of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder

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