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Rotator Cuff MRI

MRI images of torn rotator cuff

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho. All rights reserved.

Figure 1 is a front view of the shoulder that shows a normal rotator cuff. Figure 2 is a similar view that shows a torn rotator cuff.

Current as of: July 17, 2023

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