In vivo vascularity alterations in repaired rotator cuffs determined by contrast-enhanced ultrasound

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2640-2646

  Funakoshi, Tadanao ^a   Iwasaki, Norimasa ^a   Kamishima, Tamotsu ^b   Nishida, Mutsumi ^c   Ito, Yoichi ^a   Nishida, Kinya ^a   Motomiya, Makoto ^a   Suenaga, Naoki ^d   Minami, Akio ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Hokushin Orthopaedic Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

contrast enhanced ultrasound; rotator cuff; subacromial bursa; vascularity

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FERRIC ION; IRON; OXIDE; PERFLUBUTANE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATOR CUFF; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM INJURIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXIDES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATOR CUFF;

EID: 83455211564     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511420077     Document Type: Article

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