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Magnetic resonance imaging, including fast spin-echo and fat saturation techniques, is useful for detecting tendinous abnormalities and acute myotendinous injuries of the rotator cuff.
Magnetic resonance imaging is a useful modality for detecting tendinous abnormalities and acute myotendinous injuries in the rotator cuff.
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May support MRI for rotator cuff assessment; leaves open prospective outcome trials.
Magnetic resonance imaging has proven to be useful in the assessment of rotator cuff injuries. Improvements in magnetic resonance techniques, including fast spin-echo imaging and fat saturation, have facilitated demonstration of tendinous abnormalities of the rotator cuff. Rotator cuff disease is multifactorial. Primary impingement within the coracoacromial arch, degeneration of the rotator cuff tendons, trauma, and glenohumeral instability may be contributing factors. Shoulder pain in athletes can be related to acute myotendinous and muscle injuries, which can be easily detected using magnetic resonance imaging.
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Bencardino et al. (2003) conducted a review in Rotator cuff injuries. Magnetic resonance imaging was evaluated. Magnetic resonance imaging, including fast spin-echo and fat saturation techniques, is useful for detecting tendinous abnormalities and acute myotendinous injuries of the rotator cuff.
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