Background And Objectives: The aim of the study was to describe the radiological anatomy of the -a structure localized at the floor of the supraspinatus fossa, just below the true suprascapular notch. In sonographic examination, it may imitate the suprascapular notch leading to misidentification of these structures.
Methods: Ultrasound assessment of the suprascapular notch region was performed in 100 patients who underwent chest CT due to other indications. The presence of the suprascapular notch and the was evaluated together with their maximal width and depth using both techniques. The correlation between the dimensions of these two notches was assessed.
Results: The was recognized in 82 patients. In four of them the suprascapular notch could not be visualized in ultrasound due to obscuring clavicle. In all cases the contained a small artery. In comparison to the suprascapular notch, the was significantly narrower and shallower, except for 10 cases with vestigial suprascapular notch where the was the only hollow in this region. The dimensions of both structures did not correlate with each other. Finally, the did not present any significant asymmetry (p=0.1185) or sexual dimorphism (43 women vs 38 men, p=0.2025).
Conclusions: The is a hollow for nutrient vessels that can be mistaken for the regular suprascapular notch in cases of difficult sonographic navigation.
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