ULTRASONOGRAPHY OF ROTATOR CUFF PATHOLOGY

Shoulder sonography is a valuable means of evaluating the rotator cuff and biceps tendon. In experienced hands, it is as sensitive as arthro graphy and magnetic resonance imaging for detecting rotator cuff tears and abnormalities of the biceps tendon. Because sonography is rapid, noninvasive, relatively inexpensive, and capable of performing bilater al examinations in one sitting, it should be used as the initial imagi ng test when the primary question is one of rotator cuff or biceps ten don abnormalities.