Accuracy of preoperative MRI in the diagnosis of disorders of the long head of the biceps tendon

• Published in: European journal of radiology Vol. 84; no. 11; pp. 2250 - 2254
• Main Authors: Malavolta, Eduardo A, Assunção, Jorge H, Guglielmetti, Cesar L.B, de Souza, Felipe F, Gracitelli, Mauro E.C, Ferreira Neto, Arnaldo A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-11-2015
• Subjects: Arthroscopy; Female; Humans; Long head of the biceps tendon; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Preoperative Care; Radiology; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Rotator cuff; Sensitivity and Specificity; Shoulder Joint - pathology; Tendon Injuries - pathology; magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; superior labrum anterior to posterior; Long head of the biceps tendon; FOV; field of view; LHBT; IV; SLAP; intravenous; Arthroscopy; long head of the bíceps tendon; Rotator cuff; Magnetic resonance imaging
• ISSN: 0720-048X; 1872-7727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.07.031

Highlights • We evaluated the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the detection of disorders of the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) • The study surveyed the demographic characteristics that may be predictive factors for the presence of disorders in this tendon • Shoulder MRI has a sensitivity of 67% and a specificity of 98% for the detection of complete tears of the LHBT • The instability values were 53% and 72%, respectively • Tears and fatty degeneration of the infraspinatus are predictive factors for tears of the LHBT, while infraspinatus and subscapularis tears, supraspinatus and infraspinatus retractions equal to or greater than 30 mm and fatty degeneration of the infraspinatus and subscapularis are predictive factors for instability.