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. 2022 Nov 8;44(11):1439–1453. doi: 10.1007/s00276-022-03042-2

Table 2.

Exclusion criteria for MRI examinations

Exclusion criteria Number of cases
Injuries of the infraspinatus muscle or adjacent structures 8
Tumors in the infraspinatus muscle or adjacent structures 4
Surgical interventions disrupting the normal anatomy 5
Developmental disorders of the rotator cuff 1
History of radiation therapy in the examined area 0
Missing data regarding body weight and/or height 34
Intraarticular contrast in the glenohumeral joint 23
Suboptimal image quality 6
Examinations with insufficient coverage of the infraspinatus muscle 14
More than one examination of the same shoulder 2
All exclusion criteria summarized 97

MRI magnetic resonance imaging