Serial Correlation between the Ultrasonographic and Pathologic Findings of Intramuscular Hemorrhaging in an Experimental Rabbit.
10.3348/jkrs.2008.58.5.519
- Author:
Kyungran KO
1
;
Kyung Nam RYU
;
Ji Seon PARK
;
Wook JIN
;
Dong Wook SUNG
;
Yong Koo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Muscles;
Muscles, hemorrhage;
Muscles, ultrasonography;
Tendon injuries
- MeSH:
Chronology as Topic;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hemosiderin;
Muscles;
Rabbits;
Tendon Injuries;
Thigh;
Transducers
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2008;58(5):519-527
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: to evaluate the serial ultrasonographic findings of experimental intramuscular hemorrhaging to determine if there is a correlation with the pathologic findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An uiltrasonography (US) was performed before and immediately after an intramuscular blood injection in nine rabbits. In addition, follow-up US images were obtained at 1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 21, and 28 days after the intramuscular blood injections in seven of the rabbits. The pathologic specimens, compared to the US findings on each date, and consisted of samples of left thigh muscle. RESULTS: A US, performed immediately after a blood injection, showed two patterns; 6 cases of hyperechoic muscle thickening and 3 cases of hyperechoic muscle thickening with extravasation between the epimysium and muscle bundle or within muscle bundle. A follow-up US showed a marked decrease in intramuscular hemorrhaging and microcalcifications, which appeared on the 4th, 7th and 10th day after the blood injection. The pathologic findings revealed several short echogenic lines in the muscular bundles which were hemosiderin. Moreover, a 28 day follow-up US revealed that the normal findings are correlated with the normal gross pathologic findings. CONCLUSION: The US findings of the intramuscular hemorrhaging, for each of the follow-up dates, in comparison to the pathologic findings, revealed a high correlation with the pathologic specimens. Consequently, a US transducer with high resolution can be considered as a helpful technique in the diagnosing and evaluating the follow-up treatment of intramuscular hemorrhaging.
