Ultrasonography of auricular cartilage is a potential tool for diagnosing relapsing polychondritis and monitoring disease activity.
Mitsuharu YoshidaYoshinori TaniguchiTakeshi YoshidaHirofumi NishikawaYoshio TeradaPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2021)
Assessment of RP lesions by ultrasonography is useful for the evaluation of cartilaginous lesions and monitoring of disease activity, especially when considering the treatment response and the timing of drug tapering.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- multiple sclerosis
- computed tomography
- emergency department
- extracellular matrix
- risk assessment
- human health
- magnetic resonance