Reliability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Rotator Cuff: The ROW Study. | Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Jain NB, Collins J, Newman JS, Katz JN, Losina E, Higgins LD. Reliability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Rotator Cuff: The ROW Study. PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation. 2014 Aug 30. PMID: 25180471 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4345160 NIHMSID: NIHMS626707.

Abstract

Physiatrists encounter patients with rotator cuff disorders, and imaging is frequently an important component of their diagnostic assessment. However, there is a paucity of literature on the reliability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment between shoulder specialists and musculoskeletal radiologists.