SynthesisBritish journal of sports medicine2015
Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography, MRI and MR arthrography in the characterisation of rotator cuff disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery by Open and Arthroscopic Techniques. Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
142 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 305 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of 3-dimensional shoulder ultrasound in the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- What Imaging-Detected Pathologies Are Associated With Shoulder Symptoms and Their Persistence? A Systematic Literature Review.Arthritis care & research · 2018Pooled it
- A practical, evidence-based, comprehensive (PEC) physical examination for diagnosing pathology of the long head of the biceps.Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · 2017Pooled it
- Influence of patient and diagnostic parameters on reported retear rates after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017Pooled it
- From Clinical Signs to Functional Recovery: A Practice-Oriented Review of Rotator Cuff Tear Management in Primary Care.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Skin keratin correlates with bone and tendon collagen quality: a proof-of-concept clinical study using FTIR spectroscopy in shoulder arthroplasty patients.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Article
- Hierarchical Multimodal Fusion of Multi-Sequence MRI and Clinical Metadata for the Classification of Rotator Cuff Tears.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Shoulder Ultrasonography: A Narrative Review.Journal of imaging informatics in medicine · 2026Review
- MRI Versus Arthroscopy in the Detection of Glenoid Labral Tears of the Shoulder: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2026Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography for rotator cuff tears : Comparison with magnetic resonance arthrography as the gold standard.Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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- Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound compared to magnetic resonance imaging for rotator cuff tears: a systematic review.International journal of burns and trauma · 2026Article
- IMU-based rotator cuff injury recognition with varying configurations and combinations.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Rotator Cuff Tears and Shoulder Pain in Older Baseball Players: A Cross-sectional Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Advances in Shoulder Pain Imaging: A Narrative Review of Current Practice and Emerging Trends.Current medical imaging · 2025Article
- Functional Outcomes After Imaging- and Orthopedic Test-Guided Evaluation of Shoulder Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Methods and protocols · 2025Review
- Supra-Short Ultrasound Protocol for Rotator Cuff Tears in the Emergency Department: Pilot Study.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Physical examination tests in the acute phase of shoulder injuries with negative radiographs: a diagnostic accuracy study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Observational
- The Challenge of Diagnosing Patients Presenting With Signs and Symptoms of Subacromial Pain Syndrome: A Descriptive Study of 741 Patients Seen in a Secondary Care Setting.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundDifferent diagnostic imaging modalities, such as ultrasonography (US), MRI, MR arthrography (MRA) are commonly used for the characterisation of rotator cuff (RC) disorders. Since the most recent systematic reviews on medical imaging, multiple diagnostic studies have been published, most using more advanced technological characteristics. The first objective was to perform a meta-analysis on the diagnostic accuracy of medical imaging for characterisation of RC disorders. Since US is used at the point of care in environments such as sports medicine, a secondary analysis assessed accuracy by radiologists and non-radiologists.
methodsA systematic search in three databases was conducted. Two raters performed data extraction and evaluation of risk of bias independently, and agreement was achieved by consensus. Hierarchical summary receiver-operating characteristic package was used to calculate pooled estimates of included diagnostic studies.
resultsDiagnostic accuracy of US, MRI and MRA in the characterisation of full-thickness RC tears was high with overall estimates of sensitivity and specificity over 0.90. As for partial RC tears and tendinopathy, overall estimates of specificity were also high (>0.90), while sensitivity was lower (0.67-0.83). Diagnostic accuracy of US was similar whether a trained radiologist, sonographer or orthopaedist performed it.
conclusionsOur results show the diagnostic accuracy of US, MRI and MRA in the characterisation of full-thickness RC tears. Since full thickness tear constitutes a key consideration for surgical repair, this is an important characteristic when selecting an imaging modality for RC disorder. When considering accuracy, cost, and safety, US is the best option.
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