ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
Multimodal Ultrasound Versus MRI for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Achilles Tendinopathy: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.
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- Elastography in the assessment of the Achilles tendon: a systematic review of measurement properties.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2023Pooled it
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- Correlations between insertional Achilles tendinopathy and haglund's deformity: MRI and radiographic findings.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Achilles tendinopathy.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025Review
- Ultrasound as a predictor of time-loss injury for the patellar tendon, Achilles tendon and plantar fascia in division I collegiate athletes.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Observational
- Shear wave elastography for tendinopathy: don't rush the evidence.La Radiologia medica · 2024Article
- Patellar Tendon Thermographic Reference Values in Healthy People: A Systematic Review.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Ultrasound imaging and shear wave elastography for the differential diagnosis of heel pain: a comparative cross-sectional study.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Article
- MSK Ultrasound - An IJSPT Perspective.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Individual Evaluation of the Common Extensor Tendon and Lateral Collateral Ligament Improves the Severity Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Lateral Epicondylitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A problem-based approach in musculoskeletal ultrasonography: heel pain in adults.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2022Article
- The Diagnostic Significance of Ultrasonographic Measurement of the Achilles Tendon Thickness for the Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy in Patients with Heel Pain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe diagnosis and monitoring of Achilles tendinopathy with imaging are challenging. There is a lack of studies comparing the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brightness mode ultrasound (B-mode), and power Doppler ultrasound with recent technologies such as ultrasound tissue characterization (UTC) and shear wave elastography (SWE). PURPOSE: To assess whether SWE and UTC, which offer quantitative values, show a superior diagnostic accuracy and capacity to detect structural improvement in Achilles tendinopathy compared with MRI, B-mode, or power Doppler. STUDY
designCohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 2.
methodsPatients with insertional (n = 28) and midportion (n = 38) Achilles tendinopathy were evaluated at baseline and 6-month follow-up using MRI, B-mode, power Doppler, SWE, and UTC. Asymptomatic controls (n = 37) were evaluated at
resultsFor diagnosing insertional Achilles tendinopathy, semiquantitative MRI and power Doppler were most favorable (diagnostic accuracy, 95%), while the cross-sectional area of MRI revealed 89% accuracy in the ROC analyses (area under the curve [AUC], 0.911;
conclusionThere was no statistically significant difference in favor of one imaging modality over the others, but MRI revealed the highest overall diagnostic accuracy for the diagnosis of both insertional and midportion Achilles tendinopathy.
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