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Table 1 Semi quantitative scales for estimating fatty degeneration of rotator cuff muscles

From: Comparing the MRI-based Goutallier Classification to an experimental quantitative MR spectroscopic fat measurement of the supraspinatus muscle

 

Goutallier et al.

Fuchs et al.

Williams et al.

Slabaugh et al.

no fat

0

1

1

1

fatty streaking

1

2

2

fat < muscle

2

2

fat = muscle

3

3

3

fat > muscle

4

3

  1. Comparison of semi quantitative scales for estimating fatty degeneration of rotator cuff muscles [1214, 17]