Assessment of short-term effect of platelet-rich plasma treatment of tendinosis using texture analysis of ultrasound images

Abstract

Computer-aided diagnosis (i.e., texture analyses) tools are becoming increasingly beneficial methods to monitor subtle tissue changes. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate short-term effect of platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatment in supraspinatus and common extensor of the forearm tendinosis by using texture analysis of ultrasound (US) images as well as by clinical questionnaires.

Keywords

• texture analysis
• tendinosis
• platelet-rich plasma
• ultrasonography