my daughter s contrast MRI showed she had a Slap Tear . During surgery to fix, they couldn t find the tear. Dr. mentioned shadowing on MRI s. I haven t got a clear explanation to what went wrong. Is that a normal thing with MRI s? I am happy because she didn t have a Slap Tear, but just confused.
Hi there. Thanks for the question at Chat Doctor. Its good news that slap rear could not be found during the procedure. Artifacts are quite common in musculoskeletal MRIs. It is possible that shadow of some other soft tirade overlapping on the native structure of labrum in shoulder, giving the appearance of a tear. Also, MRI is an observer dependent investigation. Interpretation can change based on who is reading the films. The best and confirmatory test would be to see the tear during surgery. Hope this helps. All the best. Regards.  Chat Doctor.