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ACROMIAL ACROMION SPUR MRI RADIOLOGY: HOW TO FIND ON CORONAL SCANS

ACROMION ACROMIAL SPUR MRI RADIOLOGY: WHAT TO LOOK FOR ON CORONAL SCANS

    • What do Acromial spurs look like on MRI.
    • Acromial / Acromion spurs can be small and difficult to see on MRI.
  • Acromial spurs can be assessed on coronal and sagittal scans and this post looks at the MRI appearance of acromial spurs on coronal scans.

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  • Normal acromion has a rounded lateral margin (Blue arrow).

     

  • The inferior margin (Pink Arrows) should be a continuous line with no step in the margin.

  • Beak like spur (Yellow arrow) projects from the lateral margin.
     
  • The smooth rounded shape of the lateral margin is lost.

  • More broad based spur (Orange Arrows) arises at attachment site of coraco acromial ligament.

 

  • A step (red arrow) is seen at the inferior margin of the acromion.

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