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World J Radiol. Jun 28, 2014; 6(6): 274-283
Published online Jun 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i6.274
Rotator cuff disorders: How to write a surgically relevant magnetic resonance imaging report?
Ahmed M Tawfik, Ahmad El-Morsy, Mohamed Aboelnour Badran
Ahmed M Tawfik, Ahmad El-Morsy, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35112, Egypt
Mohamed Aboelnour Badran, Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35112, Egypt
Author contributions: Tawfik AM, El-Morsy A and Badran MA designed the article; Tawfik AM and El-Morsy A acquired the data; Tawfik AM, El-Morsy A and Badran MA wrote the draft; Tawfik AM, El-Morsy A and Badran MA approved the final version.
Correspondence to: Ahmed M Tawfik, MD, PhD, Lecturer of Radiology and Consultant Radiologist, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, El-Gomhoreya Street, Mansoura 35112, Egypt. ahm_m_tawfik@hotmail.com
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Received: December 28, 2013
Revised: April 7, 2014
Accepted: May 14, 2014
Published online: June 28, 2014
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Core tip: This review discusses the relevant anatomy of rotator cuff, mechanisms of rotator cuff injury, techniques of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used as well as all relevant MRI findings in an easy and ordered manner with illustrative figures and examples.