Jenny T. Bencardino, MD, started her academic career as Assistant Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School (2000-3) and was promoted to full Professor of Radiology and Orthopedic Surgery at NYU School of Medicine in 2015. She graduated in Medicine from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in 1991 and is board certified in Radiology both in Colombia (1996) and in the United States (2000). She completed fellowship training in Musculoskeletal Radiology at the Hospital for Joint Diseases NYU Medical Center in 1997. Dr. Bencardino has served as Guest Editor for MRI Clinics of North America (2012) and Seminars in Musculoskeletal Imaging (2013) and is the Section Editor of "Imaging of the Knee" in Insall & Scott Surgery of the Knee, 6th edition (2015). She is an editorial board member for Skeletal Radiology and a member of the Musculoskeletal Radiology Editorial Committee for the American Journal of Roentgenology. Dr. Bencardino receivedthe "Reviewer of Distinction" award from Skeletal Radiology in 2010 and 2011 and the Editor's Recognition Award with Distinction from Radiology in 2014. She was the recipient of the 2013 President's Medal of the International Skeletal Society. Education and mentorship have been a major focus of Dr. Bencardino's career, as reflected in her receipt of the 2014 RSNA Honored Educator award. Her commitment to professional excellence in the field of Radiology was recognized with a Who's Who lifetime achievement award. In the public service realm, Dr. Bencardino is the founder of Free Spirit Tennis & Soccer, a volunteer group that brings sports instruction to the Juvenile Detention Center in Westbury, New York.

Covers all facets of imaging diagnosis of shoulder disorders

Assists interpretation of advanced imaging techniques

Contains a wealth of informative images

Part I Imaging Techniques.- Chapter 1 Current Protocols for Radiographic and CT Evaluation of the Shoulder.- Chapter 2 Technical Update in Conventional and Arthrographic MRI of the Shoulder.- Chapter 3 Sonographic Evaluation of the Shoulder.- Chapter 4 Image-Guided Procedures of the Shoulder.- Part II Rotator Cuff, Bicepts and Rotator Interval.- Chapter 5 Imaging Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Pathology and Impingement Syndromes.- Chapter 6 Imaging Diagnosis of Biceps Tendon and Rotator Interval Pathology.- Part III The Labrum.- Chapter 7 Imaging Diagnosis of Glenohumeral Instability with Clinical Implications.- Chapter 8 Imaging Diagnosis of SLAP Tears and Microinstability.- Part IV Trauma and Arthropathies.- Chapter 9 Imaging Diagnosis of Shoulder Girdle Fractures.- Chapter 10 Imaging Diagnosis of Shoulder Arthropathy.- Chapter 11 Preoperative Planning and Postoperative Imaging of Shoulder Arthroplasty.- Part V Miscellaneous.- Chapter 12 Imaging Diagnosis of Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions of the Shoulder.- Chapter 13 Imaging of Pediatric Disorders of the Shoulder.- Chapter 14 Imaging Diagnosis of Nerve Entrapments in the Shoulder.