Comparative evaluation of ultrasonography with magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of shoulder ailments

Authors

  • Krishna Kumar Ningappa Kurnal Junior Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College, Puducherry
  • Prem Chand Paladugu Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7869-9670

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v14i5.51590

Keywords:

Shoulder ailments; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ultrasonography

Abstract

Background: Shoulder pain encompasses a diverse array of pathologies and can affect as many as one quarter of the population depending on age and risk factors. It may be caused by problems with the neck, glenohumeral joint, acromioclavicular joint, rotator cuff, or other soft tissues around the shoulder.

Aims and Objectives: The main aim of the study is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound (US) shoulder and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the shoulder in the diagnosis of shoulder ailments.

Materials and Methods: This is a comparative study done in Department of Radiology, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry. In total, 54 patients were included for ultrasonography (USG) and MRI examination of shoulder ailments. The statistical analysis was done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 21.0 statistical analysis software.

Results: Subacromial-Subdeltoid Bursitis is the most common finding. US detects partial-thickness tears with a sensitivity of 63.3% and a specificity of 70.8% and full-thickness tears with a sensitivity of 80.0% and a specificity of 91.8%. Trauma was the etiology in only a few patients. MRI is more sensitive than USG in identifying labral and capsular pathologies. MRI is the most sensitive and specific modality for the establishment of shoulder pain. MRI is useful in cases in which the diagnosis is uncertain on USG.

Conclusion: MRI is recommended as a secondary method since it provides more information about the extent of tendons and has a lower artifact risk.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
51
PDF
89

Downloads

Published

2023-05-01

How to Cite

Krishna Kumar Ningappa Kurnal, & Prem Chand Paladugu. (2023). Comparative evaluation of ultrasonography with magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of shoulder ailments. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 14(5), 186–191. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v14i5.51590

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 5 (2023)

Section

Original Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2023 Asian Journal of Medical Sciences

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. The journal holds copyright and publishes the work under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC license that permits use, distribution and reprduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. The journal should be recognised as the original publisher of this work.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).