title: Is vascularity more evident after exercise? Implications for tendon imaging.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of our study was to investigate the effect of activity on tendon vascularity in 17 abnormal patellar tendons.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tendon vascularity is significantly increased by activity (p < 0.001). From this finding, we infer that imaging abnormal tendons with color Doppler sonography to detect neovascularization may be most useful after the patient exercises. Investigations to determine how much activity is necessary to ensure maximal vascularity is detected by Doppler sonography are required.
authors.affiliation: Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia. j.cook@latrobe.edu.au
authors.forename: Jill L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Z Stephen
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Kiss
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ptasznik
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malliaras
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013710:Tendons / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color