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Contents
I. Introduction 6
II. Methods and Materials 8
Subject 8
MR analysis of EIPMT 9
Image analysis of rotator interval 11
Statistical analysis 14
III. Results 16
MR analysis of EIPMT 16
Image analysis of rotator interval 19
IV. Discussions 22
V. References 26
VI. Abstracts 28
Table. 1. Demographics according to insertion type of pectoralis minor tendon 18
Table. 2. Comparison of the thickness of fibrotic scar tissue in subcoracoid triangle and humeral axillary recess between EIPMT and normal control subjects 19
Table. 3. Comparison of the grade of fibrotic scar tissue in rotator interval between EIPMT and normal control subject 20
Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of pectoralis minor tendon insertion. 10
Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of image analysis. 13
Fig. 3. Shoulder MRI of 60-year-old man with complete type EIPMT. 17
Fig. 4. Shoulder MRI of 58-year-old woman with partial type EIPMT. 18
Fig. 5. Shoulder MRI of 47-year-old man with normal type insertion of pectoralis minor tendon. 21