MRI Of The Shoulder Joint

  1. It helps in detection of diseases of the muscles related to the shoulder joint for example tear or tendinopathy.
  2. It help in detection of osteoarthritis.
  3. It help in diagnosis of tumors, their nature and assess the extensions.
  4. It helps to assess inflammatory conditions and detect is extensions.
  • Patients with complaints of pain or decrease the range of movement of shoulder joint
  • Patients with mechanically/magnetically activated devices as cardiac pacemaker, cochlear implants.
  • Patients with metallic foreign body in the eye.
  • Pregnant women in the first trimester (benefits versus risk to be assessed).
  • Patients with ferromagnetic surgical clips or prosthesis.
  • IV contrast administration in neoplastic and inflammatory conditions.
  • Patient should be fasting 4-6 hrs before the exam in case of contrast enhanced study only.
  • MRI can scan the shoulder joint in about 45 minutes while the patient is lying comfortably on MRI table using shoulder coil
  • The examination is done on one of our highly advanced MRI machines available in our Cairo branches
  1. No after care or precautions needed following non contrast enhanced study.
  2. In case of contrast enhanced study drinking plenty of water is advised to help to wash out the injected IV contrast material out of your body except if you are on fluid balance for renal or cardiac condition you may consult your physician and in case of lactating mothers it is advised to escape lactation for 24 hrs after the contrast injection