The diagnostic accuracy of MRI for the detection of partial- and full-thickness rotator cuff tears in adults

Smith, Toby O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-2954, Daniell, Helena, Geere, Jo-Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9071-2778, Toms, Andoni P. and Hing, Caroline B. (2012) The diagnostic accuracy of MRI for the detection of partial- and full-thickness rotator cuff tears in adults. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 30 (3). pp. 336-346. ISSN 1873-5894

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Abstract

This study assessed the diagnostic test accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the detection of partial- and full-thickness rotator cuff tears in the adult population. A systematic review was conducted of the following electronic databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, AMED, ISI Web of Science, Current Controlled Trials, National Technical Information Service, the National Institute for Health Research Portfolio, the UK National Research Register Archive and WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform database and reference lists of articles. All studies assessing the sensitivity and/or specificity of MRI for adult patients with suspected rotator cuff tear where surgical procedures were the reference standard were included in the study. A meta-analysis was performed to calculate pooled sensitivity, specificity, likelihood and diagnostic odds ratio values, and summary receiver operating characteristic plots were constructed. Forty-four studies were included. These included 2751 shoulders in 2710 patients. For partial-thickness rotator cuff tears, the pooled sensitivity and specificity values were 0.80 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.79-0.84] and 0.95 (95% CI: 0.94-0.97), respectively. For full-thickness tears, the sensitivity and specificity values were 0.91 (95% CI: 0.86-0.94) and 0.97 (95% CI: 0.96-0.98), respectively. While there was no substantial difference in diagnostic test accuracy between MRIs reviewed by general radiologists and those reviewed by musculoskeletal radiologists, higher-field-strength (3.0 T) MRI systems provided the greatest diagnostic test accuracy.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: humans,magnetic resonance imaging,rotator cuff,sensitivity and specificity,tendon injuries
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Rehabilitation
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023)
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre
University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
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Date Deposited: 17 Sep 2012 12:04
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2023 00:27
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/39557
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2011.12.008

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