Abstract #1461

Sodium MR Imaging as a Marker for Achilles Tendinopathy

Vladimir Juras¹,², Christina Pressl¹, Iris-Melanie Noebauer-Huhmann¹, Stefan Zbyn¹, Pavol Szomolanyi¹, Stephan Domayer³, Ivan Frollo², Siegfried Trattnig¹

¹Department of Radiology, MR Centre of Excellence, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Austria; ²Department of Imaging Methods, Institute of Measurement Science, Bratislava, Slovakia; ³Department of Orthopedics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Austria

Sodium MRI using 3D-GRE has been investigated as a possible marker for Achilles tendinopathy. Achilles tendinopathy is associated with an increase in proteoglycans and can be detected by sodium MR imaging which has been validated by In Vitro study. Moreover, it was shown that the Achilles tendon is diffusely affected in Achilles tendinopathy.