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Rotator Cuff Tendon Assessment in Symptomatic and Control Groups Using Quantitative MRI
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, v 52(3), pp 864-872
Sep 2020
PMID: 32129560
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Abstract
Background Relatively weak correlations between patient symptoms and rotator cuff tendon (RCT) tearing have been reported; however, the relationship between symptoms and tendinosis has been less well-studied. Purpose/Hypothesis To use quantitative MRI to assess the bilateral RCTs in shoulders of both patients with unilateral symptomatic tendinopathy and control subjects. We hypothesized that quantitative MRI measures would differ between symptomatic patients and controls. Study Type Prospective imaging study. Population/Subjects In all, 48 shoulders from 24 subjects (mean age, 32.8 years), including 14 patients with unilateral symptomatic tendinopathy and 10 asymptomatic controls. Field Strength/Sequence 3T/3D ultrashort echo time Cones sequence with magnetization transfer preparation (UTE-Cones-MT) and Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill. Assessment Macromolecular fraction (MMF) and T(2)relaxation were measured in four regions of the superior RCT, including all-segments, and lateral-third, bursal-sided, and articular-sided segments. The Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) index and visual analog scale were assessed. Statistical Tests Three shoulder groups were evaluated, including symptomatic shoulders, contralateral asymptomatic shoulders in patients, and asymptomatic controls. MMF and T(2)values were compared between groups using a bootstrap-based comparison of means. Results Significant differences were found in both MMF and T(2)values between symptomatic and control RCTs when analyzing all-segments (P= 0.027 andP= 0.006, respectively) and articular-sided segments (bothP= 0.001). Significant differences between asymptomatic RCTs in patients and control RCTs were also found, including MMF in all four anatomic regions analyzed (P= 0.024-0.044), as well as T(2)in all-segments (P= 0.003), bursal-sided segments (P= 0.021), and articular-sided segments (P= 0.002). No significant differences in MMF (P= 0.420-0.950) or T-2(P= 0.380-0.910) were seen between ipsilateral symptomatic and contralateral asymptomatic RCTs in patients. Data Conclusion Symptomatic RCTs showed significantly lower MMF values and higher T(2)values compared with control RCTs. In patients with unilateral symptomatic tendinopathy, the contralateral shoulder can demonstrate asymptomatic tendinopathy, which can be quantified using MMF or T-2. Evidence Level 2 Technical Efficacy Stage 2.
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- Title
- Rotator Cuff Tendon Assessment in Symptomatic and Control Groups Using Quantitative MRI
- Publication Details
- JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, v 52(3), pp 864-872
- Publisher
- WILEY; HOBOKEN
- Number of pages
- 0
- Grant note
- Contract grant sponsor: The authors gratefully acknowledge grant support from the Veterans Affairs (Merit Awards I01CX001388 and I01RX002604) and the NIH (1R01AR075825, 5R21AR0734965, 5R01AR062581, and 5R01NS092650).
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000561946000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85080954754
- Other Identifier
- 991021860682804721
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- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging