SynthesisJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2019
Diagnostic accuracy of MRA and MRI for the bursal-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears: a meta-analysis.
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- MRA improves sensitivity than MRI for the articular-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears.Science progress · 2021Pooled it
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- Kinesiophobia could affect shoulder function after repair of rotator cuff tears.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- 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
- Nondisruptive Full-Thickness Double-Row Repair Technique for Bursal-Sided Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Novel methods to diagnose rotator cuff tear and predict post-operative Re-tear: Radiomics models.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2024Article
- The value of combined ultrasound contrast arthrography and subacromial-subdeltoid bursography for detecting and differentiating the rotator cuff tear subtypes in patients with the uncertain rotator cuff tear.European radiology · 2024Article
- 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
- Pre-operative Assessment of Shoulder Pathologies on MRI by a Radiologist and an Orthopaedic Surgeon.Malaysian orthopaedic journal · 2024Article
- SSR white paper: guidelines for utilization and performance of direct MR arthrography.Skeletal radiology · 2024Review
- Three-dimensional sonography has satisfied accuracy for detecting rotator cuff tears.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Functional and MRI Outcomes After In Situ Repair Versus Tear Completion Before Repair of Bursal-Side Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Clinical value of three-dimensional ultrasonography in the morphologic evaluation of rotator cuff tear: a prospective study.European radiology · 2023Article
- Magnetic resonance imaging of the shoulder.Polish journal of radiology · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundNumerous quantitatively studies have focused on the diagnosis of bursal-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears (RCTs); however, the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MR arthrography (MRA) remains inconclusive. This study was performed systematically to compare the diagnostic value of MRA and MRI for the bursal-sided partial-thickness RCTs.
methodsThree electronic databases, PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library, were utilized to retrieve articles comparing the diagnostic value of MRA and MRI for detecting bursal-sided partial-thickness RCTs. After screening and diluting out the articles that met the inclusion criteria to be used for statistical analysis, the pooled evaluation indexes include sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC).
resultsTwelve studies involving 1740 patients and 1741 shoulders were identified. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, DOR, and AUC of MRA to diagnose bursal-sided partial-thickness RCTs were 0.77 (95% CI, 0.67-0.85), 0.98 (95% CI, 0.95-0.99), 73.01 (95% CI, 35.01-152.26), and 0.88 (95% CI, 0.85-0.91), respectively. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, DOR, and AUC of MRI were 0.77 (95% CI, 0.66-0.86) and 0.96 (95% CI, 0.81-0.99), and 37.12 (95% CI, 8.08-170.64) and 0.82 (95% CI, 0.78-0.85), respectively.
conclusionsThis meta-analysis reveals that MRA and MRI have similar diagnostic value for the diagnosis of bursal-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears.
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