Ultrasound Assessment of Entheseal Sites and Anterior Chest Wall in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Haiqin XieGengmin ZhouHaiyu LuoChenyang ZhaoYusen ZhangQian DongHeng LvJianqiu ZhongJiyang LvWeiwei ZhangDesheng SunQingwen WangLi Liu

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2023)

The most commonly involved entheseal sites on US were AT and QT, while the site of ACW was SCJ. The US assessment of AS should take the ACW into account. High disease activity might indicate erosion in AS.

Keyphrases

ankylosing spondylitis
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis patients
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
magnetic resonance imaging
physical activity
ultrasound guided
drug induced