A Comparison of Indirect and Direct MR Arthrography of the Shoulder Using Arthroscopic Correlation

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2012-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study will prospectively compare the findings of two diagnostic tests, Direct Magnetic Resonance Arthrography(MRA) and Indirect MRA, to the findings during shoulder arthroscopy in patients with shoulder pain. The sensitivity and specificity of both Direct and Indirect MRA's in diagnosing specific pathologies of the shoulder will be determined using shoulder arthroscopy as the gold standard.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients between 18 - 70 years old

• Continued shoulder pain for 2 months duration that limits his/her activity despite conservative treatment

• Had a standard of care Direct MR arthrogram performed from which the surgeon determined that arthroscopic surgery was indicated.

Exclusion Criteria:

Clinical Evidence of

• Tumor

• Infection

• Previous shoulder surgery

• Contraindication for MRI

• Allergy to contrast

• Coagulopathy

• Known allergy to gadolinium DTPA

• Renal failure with creatinine clearance of less than 30ml/min

• Pregnancy