Inter- and intra-rater reliability of ultrasound tissue characterization (UTC) in patellar tendons.
Mathijs van ArkLucas Maciel RabelloDirk HoevenaarsJoost MeijerinkNiels van GelderenJohannes ZwerverInge van den Akker-ScheekPublished in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2019)
This study showed that UTC scans for patellar tendons have overall good intra-rater and inter-rater reliability. To optimize reliability of UTC scans of the patellar tendon, using the same rater and using aligned fibrillar structure (echo-types I + II combined) and disorganized structure (echo-types III + IV combined) as outcome measures can be considered.