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Thirty-five clinically non-lame dogs (70 shoulders) underwent prospective B-mode ultrasonography. On ultrasonographic examination, the SIT appeared as a structure composed of two clearly differentiated regions: a proximal region, which was thinner and more hyperechoic, and a distal region, which was thicker, relatively more hypoechoic, and attached to the bone surface. These findings were consistent with previous descriptions of the SIT ultrasonographic appearance reported in the literature. Tendon thickness and mean echogenicity were evaluated in both regions. Mean echogenicity was quantified using region-of-interest analysis and pixel intensity histograms, with trapezius muscle echogenicity used for background normalisation. Paired statistical tests and Pearson correlation analyses were performed. No significant differences were identified between the left and right SIT measurements for either thickness or relative echogenicity (p &gt; 0.05). The distal region was significantly thicker than the proximal region (p &lt; 0.001). Relative echogenicity also differed significantly between regions: the proximal region was more hyperechoic and heterogeneous, whereas the distal region was more homogeneous and hypoechoic (p &lt; 0.001). Body weight and height were positively associated with tendon thickness, whereas associations with mean echogenicity were reduced after normalisation to trapezius muscle echogenicity. In conclusion, the canine SIT comprises two ultrasonographically distinct regions that differ in thickness and echogenicity. The proposed protocol provides an objective and standardized method for the quantitative ultrasonographic evaluation of tendon structure in dogs. However, this study represents a preliminary assessment of the SIT ultrasonography, and a larger sample size is required to confirm the statistical results obtained.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani16132100","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]],"date-time":"2026-07-07T08:04:49Z","timestamp":1783411489000},"page":"2100","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Quantitative Ultrasonographic Assessment of Supraspinatus Insertion Tendon in Non-Lame Dogs (Thickness and Relative Echogenicity)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7494-1127","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Juan Antonio","family":"Camara-Serrano","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Preclinical Therapeutics Core, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA"},{"name":"Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-4400-1028","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hernan","family":"Fominaya-Garcia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain"},{"name":"AniCura VETSIA Veterinary Hospital, C\/Galileo 3, Leganes, 28914 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5711-7152","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Concepcion","family":"Rojo-Salvador","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy and Embryology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University Complutense of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0084-963X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angela","family":"Garau-Camacho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pilar","family":"Llorens-Pena","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4970-133X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jesus","family":"Rodriguez-Quiros","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Hermanson, J.W., de la Hunta, A., and Evans, H.E. 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