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[Radiotherapy of humero-scapular periarthritis using ultra-hard photons. Evaluation by MRI findings]
Der Radiologe
|October 30, 1998
Abstract
Purpose:
Evaluation of MRI in radiotherapy of humeroscapular periarthritis.
Patients And Methods:
Seventy-seven patients with humeroscapular periarthritis prospectively underwent MRI before radiotherapy.
Results:
Six months after radiotherapy, 34% of the patients had achieved complete pain relief, 35% major pain relief. Twenty percent had only slight improvement and 12% no improvement. Positive correlation of radiotherapy outcome and MRI findings could be shown for acute tendinitis, erosions, and complete and incomplete ruptures of the supraspinatus tendon.
Conclusions:
Radiotherapy is highly effective in the treatment of humeroscapular periarthritis. The indication can be improved using MRI.