PMID: 9658342Jul 11, 1998Paper

The effect of shoulder magnetic resonance imaging on clinical decision making

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
J S SherN Patel

Abstract

One hundred cases were prospectively evaluated to determine the impact of magnetic resonance imaging on clinical decision making in an orthopaedic practice devoted to the treatment of disorders about the shoulder. Each was analyzed for changes in the clinical diagnosis or treatment. A change that either changed the primary diagnosis or type of treatment (operative versus nonoperative) was classified as category one. If additional clinically relevant findings were noted on the imaging studies without altering the primary diagnosis, or if the form of treatment was modified but not changed from operative or nonoperative, it was considered category two. Among the 100 imaging studies reviewed, category one and two changes were observed in 11 and 7 cases, respectively. Magnetic resonance imaging was particularly helpful in diagnosing ganglion cysts about the shoulder, a category one change in three out of three cases. For specific diagnoses a category one or two change was observed in 17% (10 of 59), 29% (4 of 14), 8% (1 of 13),and 100% (2 of 2) for rotator cuff disease, glenohumeral instability, adhesive capsulitis, and biceps disease, respectively. In 35 cases magnetic resonance imaging was considered to be unnecessary for the diag...Continue Reading

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