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Ultrasound Tissue Characterization of Human Achilles Tendon by Stability Quantification of Echo Patterns
Published on: September 5, 2025
Multiple tendon xanthomas in patient with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: sonographic and MRI findings
Emine Dagistan1, Arzu Canan, Betul Kizildag
1Department of Radiology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
Abstract:
Tendon xanthomas are a component of familial hypercholesterolaemia, which is a hereditary disease and characterised by elevated low-density lipo protein cholesterol plasma levels and premature coronary artery disease. Tendon xanthomas are diagnostic for heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HFH) and they mostly occur in Achilles tendon. Sonography and MRI are superior to clinical assessment and are useful in detecting tendon xanthomas. In this report, we present ultrasonographic and MRI findings of multiple tendon xanthomas in a case of HFH.
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