Magnetic resonance signal, rather than tendon volume, correlates to pain and functional impairment in chronic achilles tendinopathy

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 718-724

  Gardin A ^a   Bruno, J ^a   Movin, T ^a   Kristoffersen Wiberg, M ^a   Shalabi, A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Functional impairment; Intratendinous signal; Pain; Tendon volume

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION METHODS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ACHILLES TENDONS; FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENTS; INTRATENDINOUS SIGNALS; PAIN; TENDON VOLUMES;

TENDONS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDINITIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 33748483830     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850600774035     Document Type: Article

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