title: The treatment of tendon injury with electromagnetic fields evidenced by advanced ultrasound image processing.
abstract: This article presents a novel modality for accelerating the repair of tendon and ligament lesions by means of a specifically designed electromagnetic field in an equine model. This novel therapeutic approach employs a delivery system that induces a specific electrical signal from an external magnetic field derived from Superconductive QUantum Interference Device (SQUID) measurements of injured vs. healthy tissue. Evaluation of this therapy technique is enabled by a proposed new technology described as Predictive Analytical Imagery (PAI™). This technique examines an ultrasound grayscale image and seeks to evaluate it by means of look-ahead predictive algorithms and digital signal processing. The net result is a significant reduction in background noise and the production of a high-resolution grayscale or digital image.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Electrical Engineering , University of Florida , Delray Beach , USA and.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.affiliation: b Research International , Williamsville , USA.
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D055909:Magnetic Field Therapy; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Advanced imaging; SQUID; electromagnetic fields; ultrasound