MRI of the shoulder joint

MRI of the shoulder joint

Magneto -resonant imaging of the shoulder joint is a safe method of studying the structure of bone, muscle fibers, tendons in the presence of pain, injuries and pathological changes in the shoulder. Compared with X-ray, MRI does not have radiation effects and visualizes both bones and soft tissues well.

The power of the MRI apparatus in JSC "Medicina" Clinic (Professor Roytberg Clinic) is 3 Tesla. The research is conducted around the clock.

Possibilities of MRI of the shoulder joint

MRI of the shoulder is prescribed mainly in traumatology, with suspicion of fractures, cracks or hematomas. This method of research is also used for pathological neoplasms in the shoulder area. It is also used to track the degree of tissue recovery after surgery, severe injuries.

The shoulder joint has a rather complex structure. It can be difficult to determine which structures in it are affected. X-ray diagnostics is available mainly in the study of bone structures. And the magnetic resonance technique makes it possible to obtain information about all anatomical components of the joint, which significantly expands the diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities.

Most of the diseases diagnosed by MRI of the shoulder joint are inflammatory or traumatic in nature. Their identification does not require contrast enhancement, therefore, an MRI of the shoulder, as a rule, takes place without contrast. In case of suspicion of a tumor, the use of contrast agents is permissible to determine its more precise boundaries and the extent of its length.

Tumors always have a developed circulatory system and are clearly visible after the drug enters the bloodstream. Within a few days after diagnosis, the contrast is removed from the body without negatively affecting the person.

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Indications for MRI of the shoulder joint:

  • dislocations, fractures, sprains of the shoulder joint;
  • the presence of fluid (blood, pus) in the joint;
  • bursitis, arthrosis;
  • contraindications to radiography (pregnancy, taking a series of x-rays the day before, etc.);
  • preparation for shoulder surgery;
  • tumors in the shoulder joint;
  • monitoring the condition of the shoulder after surgery.

Contraindications to MRI of the shoulder joint

MRI with contrast is not used during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Preparations for contrast can adversely affect the formation of tissues and organs of the fetus, and when penetrated into milk, enter the body of a newborn baby. In patients with renal failure, diabetes mellitus in the stage of decompensation, contrasting is also not performed.

An MRI of the shoulder rarely requires the use of contrast. A simple technique is not carried out in patients with a pacemaker and various metal objects implanted into the body. 

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Врач Aleksandr Shelepov
Traumatologist-orthopaedist
Aleksandr
Shelepov
Experience 15 year
Physician
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Врач Ekaterina Morozova
Pediatrician
Ekaterina
Morozova
Experience 21 year
Pediatrician, PhD (Medicine), member of the Union of Pediatricians of Russia
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Врач Karen Mkrtchyan
Urologist Candidate of Medical Sciences, member of the European Association of Urology and the Russian Society of Urological Oncology
Karen
Mkrtchyan
Experience 16 year
Urologist Candidate of Medical Sciences, member of the European Association of Urology and the Russian Society of Urological Oncology
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Врач Nadezhda Konshu
Rheumatologist
Nadezhda
Konshu
Experience 17 year
Rheumatologist
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Врач Natalya Kondratova
Chief physician of the hospital
Natalya
Kondratova
Experience 23 year
Grand Doctor of Medicine, Associate Professor, Highest Qualification Category
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Врач Olga Berezhko
General practitioner
Olga
Berezhko
Experience 38 year
Board Certified General Practitioner (Highest Category), member of the Russian Scientific Medical Society of Internal Medicine
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Врач Sergey Tarabarin
Surgeon, Doctor of Medicine, European society of surgery
Sergey
Tarabarin
Experience 43 year
Surgeon, Doctor of Medicine, European society of surgery Doctor of the highest category, professor, member of the Moscow Surgical Society.
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