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Table 3 Description of enthesitis in Doppler- mode

From: Ultrasound in the evaluation of enthesitis: status and perspectives

Year

Authors

Doppler parameters

Description of site of vascularization

2000

Balint [17]

PRF1000 Hz

NA

2002

D'Agostino [21]

PRF 750 Hz, power Doppler gain 50

periosteal bone and enthesis

2003

D'Agostino [22]

PRF 750 Hz, power Doppler gain 50-53dB

cortical bone insertion, body of the tendon, bursa, junction tendon/enthesis

2004

Falsetti [9]

PRF 750-1000 Hz, highest gain level without background noise and low filter

tendon + bursa

2005

Ozgocmen [49]

PRF 0.3-1.5kHz, dynamic range 55dB low wall filter

periosteum and achilles tendon insertion

2005

Wakefield [52]

NA

NA

2006

Kiris [37]

PRF 0.5-1 KHz , dynamic range 50-55dB - low wall filter

tendon + enthesis : no precision concerning the exact location of vascularization

2007

Scarpa [50]

NA

NA

2007

Wiell [53]

PRF 500 Hz

NA

2008

De Miguel [23]

PRF 400Hz, gain 20dB, low wall filter

enthesis, tendon, bursitis

2008

Filippou [12]

NA

NA

2008

Hatemi [7]

PRF 750 Hz

NA

2008

Klauser [38]

8.3 MHz, PRF 500 Hz, low wall filter

NA

2009

D'Agostino [20]

10 MHz, PRF 500 Hz, gain 113 dB

enthesis insertion into the cortical bone

2009

Filippucci [13]

PRF 750 Hz, colour-mode frequency of 9.1 MHz , low wall filters

enthesis, tendon, bursitis

2009

Matsos [43]

NA

U

2009

Munoz-Fernandez [45]

NA

enthesis, tendon, bursitis

2009

Filippucci [25]

NA

U

2009

Iagnocco [8]

PRF 900Hz , Doppler frequency 9.1 MHz, low wall filters

enthesis, tendon, bursitis

2010

Gutierrez [6]

PRF750 Hz , Doppler frequency between 7.5 -14.3 MHz.

U

2010

Li [41]

10 MHz for colour-mode scanning with a focus at 5 mm.

peri-sesamoidal and periosteal areas

2010

Aydin [15]

PRF 750 Hz, colour-mode frequency of 9.1 MHz, low wall filters

enthesis, tendon, bursitis

  1. NA, not available; PRF, pulse repetition frequency; U, unclear; Y, yes,