Microvascular volume in symptomatic Achilles tendons is associated with VISA-A score

S. F.E. Praet*, J. H. Ong, C. Purdam, M. Welvaert, G. Lovell, L. Dixon, J. E. Gaida, J. Anglim, S. Manzanero, N. Vlahovich, D. Hughes, G. Waddington

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    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1185-1191
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Science and Medicine in Sport
    Volume21
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished (VoR) - Dec 2018

    Funding

    The present study was part of a larger clinical trial that was financially supported by GELITA AG, Germany. The research team would like to thank Jason Cotter, Claire Bushell, Marisabel Gonzalez and Jacqui Hislop from TOSHIBA Medical systems Australia Pty Ltd. for their technical support and advice on the different ultrasound protocols. We also would like to acknowledge the support from nursing staff Ruth Fazakerley, Robynn Broadbent and Helen Browning. The study sponsor had no role in study design, the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, in the writing of the report and in the decision to submit the article for publication. The present study was part of a larger clinical trial that was financially supported by GELITA AG, Germany . The research team would like to thank Jason Cotter, Claire Bushell, Marisabel Gonzalez and Jacqui Hislop from TOSHIBA Medical systems Australia Pty Ltd. for their technical support and advice on the different ultrasound protocols. We also would like to acknowledge the support from nursing staff Ruth Fazakerley, Robynn Broadbent and Helen Browning. The study sponsor had no role in study design, the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, in the writing of the report and in the decision to submit the article for publication.

    Keywords

    • Achilles tendon
    • Contrast agent
    • Doppler ultrasound
    • Medical imaging
    • Microvessels
    • Sensory threshold

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