Performance of myotonometer in the assessment of skin involvement in systemic sclerosis.
Özgül ÖztürkDuygu ŞahinAli Ömer AcarTülay Çevik SaldiranNihan Neval UzunNesrin ŞenMehmet Engin TezcanPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2023)
Our findings emphasize the potential utility of the myotonometer for assessing skin properties and differentiating SSc patients from controls, demonstrating its promise as a valuable clinical evaluation tool in this context. Key Points •The myotonometer displayed excellent intra- and inter-examiner reproducibility for assessing skin properties. •Skin tone and stiffness parameters well correlated with the mRSS scores. •The myotonometer can distinguish patients with diffuse cutaneous SSc from healthy controls.
Keyphrases
- systemic sclerosis
- soft tissue
- clinical evaluation
- wound healing
- end stage renal disease
- interstitial lung disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- prognostic factors
- rheumatoid arthritis
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- low grade
- risk assessment
- climate change
- deep learning
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis