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Table 2 Power Doppler ultrasound findings and presence, location and grade of neovascularity

From: The prevalence of neovascularity in patients clinically diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinopathy

Subject

Neovascularity present

painful side

Location

Grade

Neovascularity present

pain-free side

Location

Grade

1

-

-

 

-

-

 

2

+

peribursal and

superficial tendon

I

-

-

 

3

+

peribursal and

superficial tendon

II

-

-

 

4

+

superficial tendon

II

-

-

 

5

+

superficial tendon

II

-

-

 

6

+

peribursal and

superficial tendon

II

+

superficial tendon

II

7

+

throughout tendon,

mainly superficially

III

-

-

 

8

-

-

 

-

-

 

9

+

peribursal

I

+

peribursal

I

10

+

peribursal

I

-

-

 

11

+

peribursal

I

+

peribursal

I

12

+

superficial tendon

II

+

superficial tendon

I

13

-

-

 

-

-

 

14

+

superficial tendon

I

-

-

 

15

-

-

 

-

-

 

16

-

-

 

+

superficial tendon

I

17

-

-

 

-

-

 

18

-

-

 

-

-

 

19

+

peribursal

I

-

-

 

20

+

superficial tendon

I

-

-

 
  1. + (present), - (not present), Grade I (mild neovascularity with no recognisable vessels), Grade II (identifiable vessels involving less than 50% of the area imaged), Grade III (identifiable prominent vessels involving more than 50% of the area imaged)
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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