Table 1.
Main characteristics and technical parameters of the included studies.
| Study, year | Country | Patients (Male, %) | Mean age (years) | Shoulders | Test | Sequence | Analyzed image plane | No. of readers | Reader experience (years) | Study design | Inclusion interval | Muscle tendon | QUADAS- 2 score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz, 2007 | USA | 230 (65.2) | 43 | 238 | 1.5-T MRI | FS, T1WI, GE | transverse, cor obl, sag obl | 2 | NA | R | 04.2000–07.2004 | SSP or ISP | 8 |
| Magee, 2009 | USA | 150 (69.0) | 31 | 150 | 3.0-T MRA | T1WI FSE, FS T2WI FSE | Ax, cor obl, sag | 2 | 10/10 | R | 01.2007–07.2007 | SSP | 11 |
| 3.0-T MRI | T1WI FSE, FS T2WI FSE, FS T2WI FSE | ||||||||||||
| Oh, 2009 | Korea | 36 (44.4) | 53.9 | 36 | 3.0-T MRA | FS T1WI FSE, T2WI FSE, 3D fast FS GRE | Ax, cor obl, sag obl | 2 | NA | P | 03.2006–06.2006 | SSP or ISP | 9 |
| Chun, 2010 | Korea | 202 (54.5) | 51 | 202 | 1.5-T MRA | FS T1WI SE,T2WI FSE | transverse, sag obl, cor obl | 2 | > 10 | R | NA | All | 10 |
| Choo, 2012 | Korea | 49 (44.9) | 55.6 | 49 | 3.0-T MRA | FS T1WI FSE, T2WI FSE, 3D FS T1WI FSE | Ax, cor obl, sag obl | 2 | Yes | R | 08.2010-04.2011 | All | 9 |
| Modi, 2013 | UK | 103 (73.8) | 30 | 103 | 3.0-T MRA | FS T1WI SE, STIR, fs T2WI FSE, fs T1WI SE | Ax, cor obl, sag obl | 3 | Yes | NA | 11.2006-07.2011 | All | 9 |
| Lee, 2014 | Korea | 205 (47.8) | 56.5 | 206 | 3.0-T MRA | FS T1WI FSE, 3D FS T1WI FSE | Ax, cor obl, sag obl | 1 | 8 | R | 03.2011-07.2012 | SSP or ISP | 11 |
| Choo, 2015 | Korea | 231 (42.0) | 59 | 231 | 3.0-T MRA | T2WI FSE, FS T1WI FSE | cor obl, sag obl | 1 | 8 | R | 01.2011-12.2013 | SSP or ISP | 7 |
| Lee, 2015 | Korea | 333 (48.0) | 56.9 | 333 | 3.0-T MRA | FS T1WI, T2WI FSE | Ax, cor obl, sag obl | 2 | 10/7 | R | 03.2011-09.2013 | SSP or ISP | 10 |
| 3.0-T MRI | GE, FS FSE PDW, T2WI FSE | ||||||||||||
| Lo, 2016 | China | 146 (65.1) | 48.3 | 146 | 1.5-T MRI | T1WI, FS T2WI, SE DWI | cor obl | 2 | 20/5 | R | 01.2012-07.2013 | All | 11 |
| Perez, 2018 | USA | 10 (100) | 16.7 | 10 | 1.5-T MRI | FS T2, PD, T1WI | Ax, cor obl, sag obl | NA | NA | R | 01.2010-10.2016 | All | 11 |
P prospective, R retrospective, PD proton-density, PDW proton-density-weighted, FSE fast spin-echo, STIR short Tau-inversion recovery, GE gradient echo, TSE turbo spin-echo, FS fat suppreesed, SE spin-echo, GRE gradient-recalled echo, SPIR spectral presaturation inversion recovery, sag obl sagittal oblique, cor obl coronal oblique, cor coronal, sag sagittal, Ax Axial, fs fat-saturated, DE dual-echo, NA not available.