[MRI as a diagnostic technique in examination of the shoulder joint]

The paper presents the results of examination of 95 patients with shoulder joint abnormality to define the capacities of MR imaging in the evaluation of the anatomic structures of this joint. It details the MR anatomic features of the shoulder joint. Some conditions should be adhered to while performing MRI of the joint, namely: to obtain high-quality images by correctly choosing pulse sequences and scanning planes and to know the anatomic variants of the structure of the shoulder joint.