Achilles tendon suspicion of active inflammation is confirmed with increase signal using Power Doppler on the area of interest. A normal tendon should have little to no signal.
utilization of power doppler with the linear scanner in the short axis of this achilles tendon at its insertion on the calcaneus can identify ongoing inflammation within the tendon whereas a normal tendon would have little to no power doppler signal we can see that this tendon at the insertion to the calcaneus lights up in several areas with power doppler suggesting there is active inflammation and tendinopathy going on right here you
