title: Quantitative assessment of intra-vascular volume in human Achilles tendinopathy.
abstract: This study was to evaluate the clinical relevance of neo-vascularization using 3D power Doppler ultrasonography (PDU) in Achilles tendinopathy. A 53-year-old male with chronic mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy was investigated. Quantitative assessment was performed over a twenty four day period. The mean visual analog scale (VAS) score and Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) score were compared with the 3D PDU findings. The overall volume of the neo-vascularization dropped from 463 mm(3) to 117 mm(3) at the final scan. This coincided with considerable improvement in both VAS and VISA-A scores, from 8 to 0 and 2 to 92 respectively.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF24 3AA, UK. yangx5@cf.ac.uk
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Pugh
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nokes
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography