{"id":266754,"date":"2021-06-04T18:03:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/an-improved-elbow-mri-view-for-major-league-baseball-pitchers\/"},"modified":"2021-06-04T18:03:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:03:22","slug":"an-improved-elbow-mri-view-for-major-league-baseball-pitchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-improved-elbow-mri-view-for-major-league-baseball-pitchers\/","title":{"rendered":"#An improved elbow MRI view for Major League Baseball pitchers"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#An improved elbow MRI view for Major League Baseball pitchers<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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According to a pilot study published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology<\/i> (AJR), the flexed elbow valgus external rotation (FEVER) view can improve MRI evaluation of the ulnar collateral ligame<\/a>nt (UCL) in Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers.\n <\/p>\n

“The increased joint space width confirms elbow valgus stress with FEVER view,” wrote corresponding author Thomas Knoblauch at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. “Diagnostic confidence increased, and additional UCLs were identified as abnormal.”<\/p>\n

Due to repetitive extreme valgus stress during overhead throwing maneuvers, UCL injuries remain common in throwing athletes. Because standard positioning for elbow MRI is often suboptimal for UCL rendering, Knoblauch, Arizona Diamondbacks head team physician Gary Waslewski, and colleagues piloted their study to assess FEVER view impact on ulnotrochlear (UT) joint space measurement and UCL reader evaluation, as incorporated with conventional elbow MRI.<\/p>\n

A total of 44 MLB pitchers underwent elbow MRI, including both standard sequences and a coronal fat-saturated proton density-weighted sequence in the FEVER view using specific positioning maneuvers and sandbags to immobilize the elbow in valgus stress, while visualizing the UCL parallel to its long axis. To measure UT joint space and assess confidence in UCL-related findings with overall UCL normality, two radiologists independently evaluated standard and FEVER views.<\/p>\n