Ultrasonographic assessment of bone erosions in the different subtypes of systemic lupus erythematosus arthritis: comparison with computed tomography.
Matteo PigaLuca SabaAlessandra GabbaMattia CongiaAntonella BalestrieriAlessandro MathieuAlberto CauliPublished in: Arthritis research & therapy (2016)
US had moderate sensitivity and excellent specificity for detection and semi-quantitative assessment of bone erosions in SLE.
Keyphrases
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- computed tomography
- bone mineral density
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- soft tissue
- bone regeneration
- bone loss
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- high intensity
- contrast enhanced
- label free
- body composition
- image quality
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- dual energy
- quantum dots
- structural basis
- real time pcr