Magnetic resonance imaging accuracy for the diagnosis of superior labrum anterior-posterior lesions in the community setting: Eighty-three arthroscopically confirmed cases

Shoulder MRI accuracy in the community setting

“…This study revealed that the selected fellowship trained musculoskeletal radiologists were more accurate in MRI interpretation for SLAP lesions than the group of community radiologists. 26 In contrast, the current study did not find significant differences between the selected musculoskeletal and community radiologists for a variety of shoulder pathologies. There exist several possible explanations for the current findings.…”

“…A previous study revealed that the accuracy of MRI for detecting superior labrum anterior-posterior (SLAP) lesions was quite poor in the community setting. 26 Because of these observations, this study was undertaken to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of shoulder MRI in the community setting for a variety of possible shoulder pathologies, using shoulder arthroscopy as our gold standard. Our hypothesis was that selected fellowship trained musculoskeletal radiologists would more accurately interpret shoulder MRIs than a group of typical community radiologists.…”

A comparison of magnetic resonance arthrography and arthroscopic findings in the assessment of anterior shoulder dislocations

“…MRI is frequently used for the investigation of shoulder instability. Interpretation of the images by specialist musculoskeletal radiologists improves detection [12]. A review of MR scans post-dislocation revealed cartilaginous Bankart lesions in 73 %, osseous Bankart lesions in 27.5 %, SLAP lesions in 14 %, and Hill-Sachs in 71-84 % [13,14].…”

Superior labral tears: repair versus biceps tenodesis

“…1). 2,[22][23][24]46 Arthroscopy is considered the gold standard for diagnosing SLAP tears. However, arthroscopy can be misleading without knowledge of normal anatomic variants, physical examination, patient history, and MRI findings.…”