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Comparison of Three-Dimensional Isotropic and Two-Dimensional Conventional Indirect MR Arthrography for the Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Tears

  • Lee, Ji Hyun (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Yoon, Young Cheol (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Jee, Sukkyung (Joeun Madi Hospital) ;
  • Kwon, Jong Won (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cha, Jang Gyu (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Yoo, Jae Chul (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2014.02.27
  • Accepted : 2014.08.24
  • Published : 2014.12.01
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Abstract

Objective: To compare the accuracy between a three-dimensional (3D) indirect isotropic T1-weighted fast spin-echo (FSE) magnetic resonance (MR) arthrography and a conventional two-dimensional (2D) T1-weighted sequences of indirect MR arthrography for diagnosing rotator cuff tears. Materials and Methods: The study was approved by our Institutional Review Board. In total, 205 patients who had undergone indirect shoulder MR arthrography followed by arthroscopic surgery for 206 shoulders were included in this study. Both conventional 2D T1-weighted FSE sequences and 3D isotropic T1-weighted FSE sequence were performed in all patients. Two radiologists evaluated the images for the presence of full- or partial-thickness tears in the supraspinatus-infraspinatus (SSP-ISP) tendons and tears in the subscapularis (SSC) tendons. Using the arthroscopic findings as the reference standard, the diagnostic performances of both methods were analyzed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Results: Arthroscopy confirmed 165 SSP-ISP tendon tears and 103 SSC tendon tears. For diagnosing SSP-ISP tendon tears, the AUC values were 0.964 and 0.989 for the 2D sequences and 3D T1-weighted FSE sequence, respectively, in reader I and 0.947 and 0.963, respectively, in reader II. The AUC values for diagnosing SSC tendon tears were 0.921 and 0.925, respectively, for reader I and 0.856 and 0.860, respectively, for reader II. There was no significant difference between the AUC values of the 2D and 3D sequences in either reader for either type of tear. Conclusion: 3D indirect isotropic MR arthrography with FSE sequence and the conventional 2D arthrography are not significantly different in terms of accuracy for diagnosing rotator cuff tears.

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