Selected investigations for the early AdhC clinical vignette
| Reason for requesting investigation | Blood tests (n%) | Plain radiograph shoulder (n%) | USS shoulder (n%) | MRI shoulder (n%) | Plain radiograph neck (n%) | MRI neck (n%) |
| To confirm the diagnosis | 36 (15) | 54 (23) | 83 (68) | 26 (72) | 9 (39) | 9 (60) |
| To exclude other diagnoses | 177 (74) | 151 (65) | 12 (10) | 6 (17) | 11 (48) | 4 (27) |
| To guide treatment option | 14 (6) | 8 (4) | 9 (7) | 2 (6) | 2 (87) | 1 (7) |
| To decide whether to refer on | 3 (1) | 7 (3) | 4 (3) | 1 (3) | 1 (43) | 0 |
| More than one reason | 8 (3) | 12 (5) | 14 (12) | 1 (3) | 0 | 1 (7) |
| Total number | 238 | 232 | 122 | 36 | 23 | 15 |
AdhC, adhesive capsulitis; USS, ultrasound scans, MRI, magetic resonance imaging.