Mack L A, Matsen F A, Kilcoyne R F, Davies P K, Sickler M E
Radiology. 1985 Oct;157(1):205-9. doi: 10.1148/radiology.157.1.3898216.
Ultrasonographic (US) evaluation of the moving shoulder is a new method for evaluating the integrity of the rotator cuff. In the past, contrast arthrography has provided the only nonoperative technique for demonstrating defects in the rotator cuff. We present the details of this new technique and describe 79 patients whose US results were correlated with the findings at arthrography and/or surgery. US allows evaluation of both shoulders at once, an advantage over arthrography, where usually only one side is evaluated at a single sitting. Improvements in US instrumentation, especially the introduction of high-resolution linear-array devices and the use of experienced ultrasonographers, have improved the accuracy of US. Because US is rapid, safe, noninvasive, and inexpensive, we advocate its use instead of arthrography as the routine test of rotator cuff integrity.
超声（US）评估活动中的肩部是一种评估肩袖完整性的新方法。过去，关节造影是唯一用于显示肩袖缺损的非手术技术。我们介绍了这项新技术的细节，并描述了79例患者，其超声检查结果与关节造影和/或手术结果相关。超声可同时评估双侧肩部，这是相对于关节造影的一个优势，关节造影通常一次只能评估一侧。超声设备的改进，特别是高分辨率线性阵列设备的引入以及经验丰富的超声检查人员的使用，提高了超声检查的准确性。由于超声检查快速、安全、无创且成本低廉，我们提倡将其作为肩袖完整性的常规检查方法，取代关节造影。
