Quantitative Analysis of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound That Can Be Used to Evaluate Angiogenesis during Patellar Tendon Healing in Rats.

Haojun Zhao Dandan Sheng Yehua Cai Yanlin TangMei LiJun ChenShiyi Chen Ping Xu

Published in: Contrast media & molecular imaging (2022)

The PI in CEUS could quantitatively reflect the time-dependent change in the blood supply of the healing site, and the PI correlated with histologic and biomechanical properties of the healing tendon. Quantitative analysis of contrast-enhanced ultrasound could be a useful method to evaluate angiogenesis in healing tendons.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced ultrasound
endothelial cells
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
vascular endothelial growth factor
high resolution
mass spectrometry
finite element