MRI of impingement syndromes of the shoulder

Mulyadi, E.; Harish, S.; O'Neill, J.; Rebello, R.

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2008.08.013

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Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 307-318, March 2009

MRI of impingement syndromes of the shoulder

E. Mulyadi
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Joseph's Healthcare, 50, Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada
S. Harish
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Joseph's Healthcare, 50, Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Guarantor and correspondent: S. Harish. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
J. O'Neill
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Joseph's Healthcare, 50, Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
R. Rebello
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Joseph's Healthcare, 50, Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Received 30 March 2008; received in revised form 31 July 2008; accepted 7 August 2008.

The diagnosis of shoulder impingement is primarily a clinical one. Imaging has a role in assisting clinicians in developing a treatment strategy by identifying and characterizing the cause of shoulder impingement. In this review, the relevant anatomy, cause/pathomechanics, clinical features, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the different types of impingement syndromes are presented.