ReviewEuropean journal of radiology open2021
MRI of the Achilles tendon-A comprehensive pictorial review. Part one.
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- Triple Achilles Tendon Injury With Distal Avulsion, Proximal Rupture and Longitudinal Split in a Parkour Athlete: Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
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- Diagnostic performance of dual-energy Rho/Z CT and cinematic rendering in Achilles tendon rupture: a prospective multi-reader study.Skeletal radiology · 2026Article
- Asymptomatic Abnormalities in the Knee, Shoulder, and Ankle Joints of Collegiate Athletes: A Cross-Sectional MRI-Based Comparative Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- MRI-Based Classification of Achilles Tendon Ruptures: Reliability and Predictors of Tear Location.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Calcific Tendinitis: A Pain-Oriented and Site-Specific Narrative Review.Pain research & management · 2026Review
- Avulsion fracture of the posterior calcaneal tuberosity: anatomy, injury patterns, and an approach to management.Emergency radiology · 2025Review
- Soft tissue mass resembling myxochondroid metaplasia in Achilles tendon.Skeletal radiology · 2025Article
- Assessment of calf muscle constitution in chronic Achilles tendon disease using Dixon-based MRI.Skeletal radiology · 2025Article
- Ultrasonographic insights into the complex anatomy and biomechanical dynamics of the Achilles tendon and its fascicles: a pictorial essay.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Article
- Feasibility of artificial intelligence-assisted fast magnetic resonance imaging technology in the ankle joint injury: a comparison of the proton density-weighted image.Frontiers in radiology · 2025Article
- Outcomes After Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Chronic Noninsertional Achilles Tendinopathy Compared With Chronic Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: A Retrospective Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Insertional Achilles tendinopathy: A radiographic cross-sectional comparison between symptomatic and asymptomatic heel of 71 patients.European journal of radiology open · 2024Article
- Assessment of Calcaneal Spongy Bone Magnetic Resonance Characteristics in Women: A Comparison between Measures Obtained at 0.3 T, 1.5 T, and 3.0 T.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- An in-depth study on the magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of tendon rupture in sports injuries and its correlation with patients' clinical symptoms.European journal of translational myology · 2024Article
- Is a Preoperative MRI Scan Necessary for Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture?Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Minimally invasive excision and reconstruction of Achilles tendon xanthoma using free autologous semitendinosus tendon transfer: a surgical technique.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Validation of a novel magnetic resonance imaging classification and recommended treatment for lateral elbow tendinopathy.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
The normal Achilles tendon is composed of twisted subtendons separated by thin high signal septae, which are a potential pitfall on MRI because they mimic a tendon tear. Tendinopathy and full thickness tears may be assessed effectively both on MRI and ultrasound. MRI is superior to ultrasound in detection of partial tears and for postoperative assessment. The use of fat suppression sequences allows the ability to detect focal lesions. Sagittal and coronal sections are useful for assessing the distance between stumps of a ruptured tendon. Sequences with contrast are indicated in postoperative investigations and suspicion of infection, arthritis or tumor. MRI may reveal inflammatory changes with minor symptoms long before the clinical manifestations of seronegative spondyloarthropathy. The most common non-traumatic focal lesion of the Achilles tendon is Achilles tendon xanthoma, which is manifested by intermediate or slightly higher signal on T1- and T2-weighted images compared to that in the normal Achilles tendon. Other tumors of the Achilles tendon are very rare, whereas the involvement of the tendon from tumor in adjacent structures is more frequent. The novel MRI sequences may help to detect disorders of the Achilles tendon more specifically before clinical manifestation. Regeneration or remodeling of the Achilles tendon can be non-invasively detected and monitored in diffusion tensor imaging. Assessment of healing is possible using T2-mapping while evaluating the tendon vascularization in intravoxel incoherent motion MRI.
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