Fig. 2
From: 7-T clinical MRI of the shoulder in patients with suspected lesions of the rotator cuff
Example of overrating with 7-T MRI. In this 52-year-old male patient, a partial tear of the supraspinatus tendon was suspected according to 7-T MRI based on the signal increase and fluid collection near to the footprint (a, c). At 1.5 T (b, d), these changes are less impressive. Arthroscopy revealed little scar tissue and slight thinning of the tendon, but no tendinopathy or tear. Retrospectively, the signal changes observed at 7 T must be assigned to B1+ inhomogeneities and/or the magic angle effect