III – MRI examination
_ MRI studies were obtained using a closed MRI machine 1.5-T MRI system (Signa; GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee, USA) equipped with surface array- shoulder coil. Patients were supine with the examined shoulder horizontal on the MRI table and the arm by their side in a neutral position.
Table 1 cases). Mean age
Gender
Male
Female
Type of injury
Direct trauma
Indirect trauma
Affected muscles
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
931
Showing the demographic data of all patients (30
30.95
20
10
22 8
19
7
The MRI scanning protocol included the following:
A. Global examination of the injured shoulder using: – Oblique coronal, oblique sagittal, and axial fat-suppressed proton density-weighted sequences (TR/TE,
_ MRI studies were obtained using a closed MRI machine 1.5-T MRI system (Signa; GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee, USA) equipped with surface array- shoulder coil. Patients were supine with the examined shoulder horizontal on the MRI table and the arm by their side in a neutral position.
Table 1 cases). Mean age
Gender
Male
Female
Type of injury
Direct trauma
Indirect trauma
Affected muscles
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
931
Showing the demographic data of all patients (30
30.95
20
10
22 8
19
7
The MRI scanning protocol included the following:
A. Global examination of the injured shoulder using: – Oblique coronal, oblique sagittal, and axial fat-suppressed proton density-weighted sequences (TR/TE,