Table 5. Classification of the Supraspinatus in the Long and Short Axes by the Dichotomous US and Dichotomous MRI Grading Systems.
| Supraspinatus | US grade | MRI grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent to mild (Goutallier 0, 1, 2) | Advanced (Goutallier 3, 4) | Total | ||
| Long axis | ||||
| Echogenicity | Absent to mild (0, 1) | 87 | 8 | 95 |
| Advanced (2) | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Total | 91 | 15 | 106 | |
| Architecture | Absent to mild (0, 1) | 86 | 4 | 90 |
| Advanced (2) | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
| Total | 91 | 15 | 106 | |
| Short axis | ||||
| Echogenicity | Absent to mild (0, 1) | 86 | 7 | 93 |
| Advanced (2) | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Total | 91 | 15 | 106 | |
| Architecture | Absent to mild (0, 1) | 85 | 4 | 89 |
| Advanced (2) | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| Total | 91 | 15 | 106 | |
US: ultrasonography, MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.