MRI may determine severity, location of abnormalities in shoulder instability

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — MRI can be used to determine the chronicity, severity and location of abnormalities in patients with traumatic shoulder instability, according to a presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii.
With labral tear as the “hallmark of instability on MRI,” previously published research has shown 1.5 or 3 Tesla MRI alone provides good sensitivity and specificity for identifying labral tears, while MR arthrography provides slightly better sensitivity and specificity and is typically added for equivocal findings on standard MRI or postoperative settings, according to

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — MRI can be used to determine the chronicity, severity and location of abnormalities in patients with traumatic shoulder instability, according to a presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii.
With labral tear as the “hallmark of instability on MRI,” previously published research has shown 1.5 or 3 Tesla MRI alone provides good sensitivity and specificity for identifying labral tears, while MR arthrography provides slightly better sensitivity and specificity and is typically added for equivocal findings on standard MRI or postoperative settings, according to