Sigman
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Could someone with some ability to translate the following info, please put it into a form a little easier to understand? I understand it's a damaged shoulder/bicep...I guess I'm wondering how serious? We are talking some EXTREME pain at times as well as the arm actually "locking" at certain positions coupled with that pain.
TECHNIQUE: A dedicated MRI of the left shoulder was performed on a 1.5 Tesla magnet. Imaging sequences included oblique coronal T1 and fat saturated T2 sequences, an oblique sagittal T2 sequence, and an oblique axial fat saturated proton density sequence.
FINDINGS: The biceps tendon is not clearly evident in the fluid filled bicipital groove, consistent with biceps tendon tear. A somewhat globular intermediate to low signal intensity structure at the superior glenoid on coronal image 13 may represent the torn end of the biceps tendon.
There is a moderate shoulder effusion, including fluid in the subcoracoid bursa. There is no full thickness rotator cuff tear. Increased signal in the supraspinatus tendon is consistent with undersurface fraying.
There is a normal variant sublabral foramen. There is no evidence of labral tear.
There is hypertrophy of the acromioclavicular joint with mild mass effect on the underlying supraspinatus muscle and tendon. Bone marrow signal intensity is normal. There is no ganglion. There is no Hill-Sachs deformity of the humeral head.
IMPRESSION:
1. TEAR OF THE BICEPS TENDON.
2. MODERATE SHOULDER EFFUSION.
3. NO EVIDENCE OF FULL THICKNESS ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.
4. HYPERTROPHY OF THE AC JOINT.
TECHNIQUE: A dedicated MRI of the left shoulder was performed on a 1.5 Tesla magnet. Imaging sequences included oblique coronal T1 and fat saturated T2 sequences, an oblique sagittal T2 sequence, and an oblique axial fat saturated proton density sequence.
FINDINGS: The biceps tendon is not clearly evident in the fluid filled bicipital groove, consistent with biceps tendon tear. A somewhat globular intermediate to low signal intensity structure at the superior glenoid on coronal image 13 may represent the torn end of the biceps tendon.
There is a moderate shoulder effusion, including fluid in the subcoracoid bursa. There is no full thickness rotator cuff tear. Increased signal in the supraspinatus tendon is consistent with undersurface fraying.
There is a normal variant sublabral foramen. There is no evidence of labral tear.
There is hypertrophy of the acromioclavicular joint with mild mass effect on the underlying supraspinatus muscle and tendon. Bone marrow signal intensity is normal. There is no ganglion. There is no Hill-Sachs deformity of the humeral head.
IMPRESSION:
1. TEAR OF THE BICEPS TENDON.
2. MODERATE SHOULDER EFFUSION.
3. NO EVIDENCE OF FULL THICKNESS ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.
4. HYPERTROPHY OF THE AC JOINT.