Bicipital Groove Ct
Dislocation of the long head of the biceps will inevitably result in rupture of part of the subscapularis tendon.
Bicipital groove ct. This produces intermediate signal intensity within the tendon that should not be mistaken for tendinosis or. The bicipital groove is defined by the greater tuberosity lateral and the lesser tuberosity medial. It serves to retain the long head of the biceps brachii. A type i normal tendon b type ii hourglass shaped hypertrophic tendon with extension of fraying into bicipital groove c type iii partial tear or fraying involving less than 50 of tendon width at the intraarticular region without fraying in the bicipital groove d type iv partial tear involving more than 50 of.
Uk snomed ct clinical edition nhs data migration april 2020. Biceps tendinitis is a disorder of the tendon around the long head of the biceps muscle. Bicipital groove segmentation from ct data. Ct scan methods accurately measure humeral head retroversion while radiographic methods do not.
Classification of the long head of the biceps tendon by arthroscopic findings. It serves to retain the long head of the biceps brachii. The lhbt can exhibit the magic angle phenomenon where it curves to enter the bicipital groove because it curves in the range of this artifact. In addition motion or volume averaging may result in spurious thickening of the lhbt.
The ct scan method and the computer assisted method enabled measurement of the distance between the central axis of the humeral head defined as the center of rotation of the humeral head articular surface and the posterior margin of the bicipital groove as performed by tillet et al. This was performed on 20 humeri ie 10 pairs to allow. Inflammation of the biceps tendon within the intertubercular bicipital groove is called primary biceps. We also assessed the distance between the humeral head central axis and the bicipital groove.
Bicipital groove x ray see more descriptions. This tool allows you to. In this project we investigate the relationship between the 3d shape of the bicipital groove and the incidence of pathology of the long biceps tendon. Two views of a humeral head extracted from mri with the bicipital groove indicated.
Bicipital groove segmentation from ct data. Bicipital groove x ray bicipital groove x ray procedure hide descriptions. Two views of a humeral head extracted from mri with the bicipital groove indicated. The biceps tendon is contained in the rotator interval a triangular area between the subscapularis and supraspinatus tendons at the shoulder figure 1.