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Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder

견관절의 유착성 관절낭염

  • Soo-Jung Choi (Department of Radiology, Asan Foundation, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine)
  • 최수정 (울산대학교 의과대학 강릉아산병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2021.07.23
  • Accepted : 2021.11.22
  • Published : 2021.11.01
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Abstract

Adhesive capsulitis, the so-called 'frozen shoulder', is one of the common causes of pain with a limited range of motion in the shoulder joint. The condition is usually diagnosed through the clinical course and physical examinations; however, several studies on imaging findings of adhesive capsulitis using sonography, MRI, and MR angiography have been reported. In this article, various imaging findings for the diagnosis of adhesive capsulitis-related anatomy are reviewed.

견관절의 유착성 관절낭염은 '오십견'이라 불리며 견관절의 동통과 운동제한을 주된 증상으로 한다. 대부분 임상양상으로 진단되지만 유착성 관절낭염의 병태생리와 일치하는 다양한 영상 소견들이 초음파, 자기공명영상, 자기공명영상 관절조영술에서 보고되고 있으며, 진단에 이용되고 있다. 이 종설은 견관절 유착성관절낭염의 다양한 영상의학적 진단과 관련 해부학을 다루었다.

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