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The vacuum arthrogram in the shoulder: correlation with rotator cuff disease. 1996

S C Reed, and P Welsh
Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Plain radiographs of the shoulder can demonstrate a vacuum arthrogram delineating the articular surfaces. In a review of 122 consecutive arthrograms with radiographic contrast injections, there were 25 vacuum arthrograms on the preceding plain films. We have found the presence of a vacuum arthrogram to be an accurate predictor of an intact rotator cuff, with a specificity of 0.98 and a positive predictive value of 0.96.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011237 Predictive Value of Tests In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test. Negative Predictive Value,Positive Predictive Value,Predictive Value Of Test,Predictive Values Of Tests,Negative Predictive Values,Positive Predictive Values,Predictive Value, Negative,Predictive Value, Positive
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000070636 Rotator Cuff Injuries Injuries to the ROTATOR CUFF of the shoulder joint. Glenoid Labral Tears,Rotator Cuff Tears,Rotator Cuff Tendinitis,Rotator Cuff Tendinosis,Cuff Injury, Rotator,Glenoid Labral Tear,Injury, Rotator Cuff,Labral Tear, Glenoid,Labral Tears, Glenoid,Rotator Cuff Injury,Rotator Cuff Tear,Rotator Cuff Tendinitides,Rotator Cuff Tendinoses,Tear, Glenoid Labral,Tear, Rotator Cuff,Tears, Rotator Cuff,Tendinitis, Rotator Cuff,Tendinoses, Rotator Cuff,Tendinosis, Rotator Cuff
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D012785 Shoulder Joint The articulation between the head of the HUMERUS and the glenoid cavity of the SCAPULA. Glenohumeral Joint,Glenoid Labrum,Glenohumeral Joints,Joint, Glenohumeral,Joint, Shoulder,Joints, Glenohumeral,Joints, Shoulder,Labrum, Glenoid,Shoulder Joints

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