@9and7dad posted:I'd add that the player's positioning of the shoulder during the scan can potentially impact the results of what can be seen. Yet another reason to have care managed by a doc who routinely works with overhead throwing athletes.
The biggest factor in MRI is the coil. Do they have a dedicated shoulder coil? How many channels in the coil? Do they try to get by with a flex coil to keep from buying a dedicated shoulder coil?