Application of contrast-enhanced sonography with time-intensity curve analysis to explore hypervascularity in achilles tendinopathy by using a rabbit model

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 737-746

  Chang, Ke Vin ^a   Wu, Chueh Hung ^a   Ding, Yu Hui ^a   Shen, Hsiu Yu ^a   Wang, Tyng Guey ^a   Chen, Wen Shiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Contrast agent; Sonography; Sport; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; GRADING; HISTOLOGY; PIXELS; SPORTS; TENDONS; TISSUE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY; ACHILLES TENDONS; CONTRAST AGENT; CONTRAST-ENHANCED SONOGRAPHIES; CURVE FITTING METHODS; POWER DOPPLER SONOGRAPHIES; TENDINOPATHY; TIME-INTENSITY CURVES;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PILOT STUDY; RABBIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TENDINITIS; TIME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PILOT PROJECTS; RABBITS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TENDINOPATHY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84864198109     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.5.737     Document Type: Article

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