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