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Table 6 The Most Reliable Diagnostic Sign According to the Lesion Type

From: Accuracy of MRI in diagnosing intra-articular pathology of the long head of the biceps tendon: results with a large cohort of patients

Lesion Type

Diagnostic sign

aMRI plane

Sensitivity (%)

Type II

Alternation of signal intensity

Parasagittal

36.8

Type III

Alternation of signal intensity

Parasagittal

66.7

Type IV

Diameter change

Axial

82.3

Alteration of signal intensity

Parasagittal

76.5

  1. aMRI Magnetic resonance imaging