Case of the Month: October, 2011
Submitted by Jason Merchant, MD and Joseph Giaconi, MD.Initial Presentation
- 62 year old gentleman with acute onset of severe left shoulder pain for three days
- No history of trauma or inciting event
- No significant past medical history
Shown below are select MRI images of the left shoulder:
| Coronal Proton Density |
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| Coronal T2 Fat Sat |
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| Sagittal T1 |
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| Sagittal T2 Fat Sat |
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Question 1:
Where is the abnormality?
- Subscapularis tendon
- Supraspinatus tendon
- Infraspinatus tendon
- Teres minor tendon
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