Improving the Diagnostic Accuracy of MR in the Detection of Infraspinatus Tendon Injuries

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Authors

Stacy Goergen · MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center

William G. Bradley · MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center

Jerome Liu · MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center

Judy K. Tam · MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center

M D Dubin · MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center

Peter Pema · MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center

L M Teresi

Abstract

The axial angle and the number of oblique coronal images in which signal abnormality was present were significantly related to a higher incidence of infraspinatus tears.

Topics & Keywords

Shoulder Injury and Treatment Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volume 20, Issue 5, pp. 829-833

DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199609000-00032

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