Introduction: Tendon pathology has been extensively described using conventional ultrasound imaging
as tendon thickening, increased Doppler flow and hypoechoic lesions representing matrix
disorganisation. A number of medical interventions, such as platelet rich plasma and
stem cells, propose to regenerate these areas of disorganisation to increase the tendons
load bearing capacity. However, despite the presence of structural disorganisation
within the tendon no studies have investigated if pathological tendons have a decreased
volume of normal tendon structure in comparison to normal tendons.
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