APPLICATIONS OF MEDICAL IMAGING IN THE MONITORING AND REHABILITATION OF PHYSICAL CONDITIONS IN ATHLETES

Abstract

By means of imaging, athletic injuries can be more comprehensively and accurately screened and functionally evaluated, so as to guide the treatment and rehabilitation after athletic injuries in a more targeted manner. Chronic injuries and tendinopathies of the Achilles tendon occur mostly in the middle and lower part of the Achilles tendon, which is the most frequent site of Achilles tendon rupture, and Achilles tendon rupture will lead to a huge impact on athletic injurie performance, and even end their athletic career prematurely. Ultrasound imaging technology can clearly and completely show the tissue and its continuity changes, which is helpful for the setting of rehabilitation program and the judgment of prognosis. The Siemens VTIQ provides quantitative information on the viscoelastic properties of the tissue, allowing an accurate and safe assessment of the elastic properties of the Achilles tendon. In this paper, the third generation ARFI technique, VTIQ technology, was applied to study the Achilles tendon of healthy youth and professional athletes to obtain the effects of exercise on the Achilles tendon and to provide medical imaging support for monitoring the health of the Achilles tendon in athletes and for the post-injury rehabilitation process.