Diagnostic Performance of Superb Microvascular Imaging and Other Sonographic Modalities in the Assessment of Lateral Epicondylosis.

Serdar ArslanAli Yavuz KarahanFatih OncuSuleyman BakdikMehmet Sedat DurmazIsmet Tolu

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2017)

The combination of SMI and B-mode sonography was found to have excellent diagnostic performance for lateral epicondylosis. Neovascularzation in patients' tendons with lateral epicondylosis was identified much better with SMI compared to color or power Doppler imaging.

Keyphrases

high resolution
minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
fluorescence imaging
optical coherence tomography
patient reported