Contrast-enhanced sonographic characterization of the vascularity of the repaired rotator Cuff: Utility of maximum intensity projection imaging

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1103-1109

  Adler, Ronald S ^a   Johnson, Kevin M ^b   Fealy, Stephen ^a   Maderazo, Alex ^c   Gallo, Robert A ^d   Gamradt, Seth C ^e   Warren, Russell F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b Fairfax Radiological Consultants   (United States)

^c WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced sonography; Maximum intensity projection; Rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

MAPS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; REPAIR; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST-ENHANCED SONOGRAPHIES; IMAGE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; INTER-RATER RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION; NON-PARAMETRIC TEST; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF REPAIRS; SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS;

TENDONS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUOROCARBON; PERFLUTREN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURE ANCHOR; TENDON INJURY; TRANSDUCER; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUTURE ANCHORS; TENDON INJURIES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 79961050035     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.8.1103     Document Type: Article

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