Retrospective analysis of postinjection ultrasound imaging after platelet-rich plasma or autologous blood: Observational review of anatomic distribution of injected material

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Loftus, Michael L ^a   Endo, Yoshimi ^b   Adler, Ronald S ^c  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous blood; Platelet rich plasma; Tendinopathy; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INJECTION; INJECTION SITE; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TENDON SHEATH; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866842527     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.11.8075     Document Type: Article

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