Diagnostic Ultrasound of the Ankle and Foot
Diagnostic Ultrasound of the Ankle and Foot
Diagnostic Ultrasound of the Ankle and Foot
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Abnormal<br />
Diagnosed by 1 or more <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
following findings<br />
Thickened – ‘Spindle Shape’<br />
Neovascularization in <strong>the</strong> distal<br />
third <strong>of</strong> tendon<br />
1. Tendon thickening with<br />
heterogeneous echogenicity<br />
2. Hypoechoic foci representing<br />
intrasubstance tears (defined<br />
as linear hypoechoic foci<br />
associated with discontinuity<br />
<strong>of</strong> tendon fibres)<br />
3. Calcifications <strong>and</strong><br />
en<strong>the</strong>siophytes at <strong>the</strong> tendon<br />
attachment<br />
4. Neovascularization<br />
(Levin, 2005; Zanetti, 2003)