SynthesisSkeletal radiology2016
Diagnosis of rotator cuff tears using 3-Tesla MRI versus 3-Tesla MRA: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Advances in Shoulder Pain Imaging: A Narrative Review of Current Practice and Emerging Trends.Current medical imaging · 2025Article
- Comparing 3D MERGE MRI and 2D MRI for Rotator Cuff Tear Evaluation and Surgical Planning; A Cross-Sectional Prospective Study.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2025Article
- Role of Magnetic Resonance Arthrography (MRA) in the Diagnosis of Shoulder Injuries.Advanced biomedical research · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Shoulder Injuries: A Comparative Study of Imaging by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Arthrography (MRA).Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- SSR white paper: guidelines for utilization and performance of direct MR arthrography.Skeletal radiology · 2024Review
- The Value of Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Subacromial Bursography for Rotator Cuff Tear in Elderly Patients with Shoulder Pain.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Quantitative MRI indicators and features for partial subscapularis tendon tears on conventional shoulder MRI.Insights into imaging · 2022Article
- Is routine magnetic resonance imaging necessary in patients with clinically diagnosed frozen shoulder? Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in frozen shoulder.JSES international · 2022Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for partial tears of the long head of the biceps tendon in patients with rotator cuff tears.JSES international · 2022Article
- Quantitative analysis of repaired rabbit supraspinatus tendons (± channeling) using magnetic resonance imaging at 7 Tesla.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2021Article
- Subscapularis (SSC) tendon tears: diagnostic performance and reliability of magnetic resonance arthrography (MRA) with arthroscopic correlation and comparison with clinical tests.Skeletal radiology · 2021Article
- Direct MR arthrography of the shoulder: current practice in the UK.La Radiologia medica · 2020Article
- A comparison of saline and gadolinium shoulder MR arthrography to arthroscopy.Skeletal radiology · 2020Article
- 7-T clinical MRI of the shoulder in patients with suspected lesions of the rotator cuff.European radiology experimental · 2020Article
- Detecting Rotator Cuff Tears: A Network Meta-analysis of 144 Diagnostic Studies.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2020Review
- Subacromial impingement syndrome: a survey of Italian physiotherapists and orthopaedics on diagnostic strategies and management modalities.Archives of physiotherapy · 2020Article
- A novel diagnostic method to predict subscapularis tendon tear with sagittal oblique view magnetic resonance imaging.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2019Article
- A Systematic Summary of Systematic Reviews on the Topic of the Rotator Cuff.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2018Review
- Multi-modal imaging of the subscapularis muscle.Insights into imaging · 2016Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 2-dimensional magnetic resonance arthrogram (MRA) and 3-dimensional isotropic MRA in the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears when performed exclusively at 3-T. MATERIALS AND
methodsA systematic review was undertaken of the Cochrane, MEDLINE and PubMed databases in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. Studies comparing 3-T MRI or 3-T MRA (index tests) to arthroscopic surgical findings (reference test) were included. Methodological appraisal was performed using QUADAS 2. Pooled sensitivity and specificity were calculated and summary receiver-operating curves generated. Kappa coefficients quantified inter-observer reliability.
resultsFourteen studies comprising 1332 patients were identified for inclusion. Twelve studies were retrospective and there were concerns regarding index test bias and applicability in nine and six studies respectively. Reference test bias was a concern in all studies. Both 3-T MRI and 3-T MRA showed similar excellent diagnostic accuracy for full-thickness supraspinatus tears. Concerning partial-thickness supraspinatus tears, 3-T 2D MRA was significantly more sensitive (86.6 vs. 80.5 %, p = 0.014) but significantly less specific (95.2 vs. 100 %, p < 0.001). There was a trend towards greater accuracy in the diagnosis of subscapularis tears with 3-T MRA. Three-Tesla 3D isotropic MRA showed similar accuracy to 3-T conventional 2D MRA.
conclusionThree-Tesla MRI appeared equivalent to 3-T MRA in the diagnosis of full- and partial-thickness tears, although there was a trend towards greater accuracy in the diagnosis of subscapularis tears with 3-T MRA. Three-Tesla 3D isotropic MRA appears equivalent to 3-T 2D MRA for all types of tears.
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