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ArticleRadiologia brasileira

Magnetic resonance arthrography of the shoulder: a painful procedure?

Paulo César Xavier do Nascimento, André Maltez Amaral, João Ricardo Maltez de Almeida

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Article in Radiologia brasileira. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paulo César Xavier do NascimentoBiomedical Professional, Graduate Student in Bioimaging at the Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
André Maltez AmaralMD, Radiologist at the Clínica de Assistência à Mulher - CAM, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
João Ricardo Maltez de AlmeidaPhD, Radiologist at the Clínica de Assistência à Mulher - CAM, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clínica · BREscola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the pain expected to that effectively caused by magnetic resonance arthrography of the shoulder and, secondarily, to describe a simplified approach to the technique for articular access. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe prospectively evaluated 40 participants who used a visual analog scale and a simplified categorical scale to indicate the level of pain expected and that experienced after the procedure, comparing the two with the Wilcoxon matched-pairs test. We also determined gender-related differences in pain conditions using the Mann-Whitney U test. In addition, we described a modified technique involving radiographic localization and the use of standard puncture needles for articular access.

resultsAnalysis of the visual analog scales showed that the pain experienced was less than had been expected, with median scores of 1.75 and 3.75, respectively (

conclusionMagnetic resonance arthrography of the shoulder is less painful than patients expect. In addition, digital radiographic guidance combined with the use of standard puncture needles appears to improve the efficiency of the method.

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ArthrographyMagnetic resonance imagingPainShoulderVisual analog scale

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PMID29743734
PMCPMC5935400
OpenAlexW2791337400

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