The Value of MRI Examination for the Shoulder Pain

Objective To evaluate the value of MRI used in the shoulder pain. Methods 34 cases with complaint of shoulder pain underwent MR scanning, the findings of both MRI and surgery were analyzed comparatively.Results MRI of shoulder in 34 cases showed full-thickness and partial-thickness tears of the rotator cuff, tendinitis, glenoid labrum tear, synovitis, biceps tendinitis, biceps dislocation and tumors. In 13 patients received arthroscopy or operation. MR findings of 11 cases were correlated to surgical result, one case diagnosed as tendonitis by MRI was showed partial-thickness tears of the rotator cuff during operating, one case in which the MRI showed normal was found biceps tendonitis by arthroscopy. Conclusion MRI can show complex anatomy of shoulder and has high accuracy in diagnosis of shoulder pain, it is a value method for shoulder pain.