Dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in chronic Achilles tendinosis

BMC Medical Imaging

Table 2 Dynamic contrast enhancement in tendon and in fat ventrally of tendon

	Symptomatic Before training	Contralateral Before training	Symptomatic After training	Contralateral After training
AUC tendon	80 (65) NS	66 (59)	76 (53) NS	52 (65)
SI/s 10³ tendon	1.8 (1.5) NS	1.6 (0.8)	1.9 (1.2) NS	3.0 (4.7)
SI% tendon	41 (21) NS	38 (18)	38 (19) NS	33 (26)
AUC fat	31 (15)***	20 (11)	26 (15) NS	22 (13)
SI/s x 10³ fat	0.44 (0.24)*	0.32 (0.13)	0.43 (0.20) NS	0.34 (0.16)
SI% fat	14.5 (7.4)**	9.5 (4.9)	12.1 (6.3) NS	10.6 (5.4)

Mean AUC, SI/s and SI% in the symptomatic and contralateral side measured in the tendon and in the fat ventrally of the tendon before and after eccentric training, in 14 patients with unilateral symptoms. One standard deviation is provided within parenthesis. The significance of mean difference between the symptomatic and contralateral side has been noted. *** = p < 0.001, ** = p < 0.01, * = p < 0.05, NS = Not Significant.

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