Doppler and Spectral Ultrasound of Sacroiliac Joints in Pediatric Patients with Suspected Juvenile Spondyloarthritis.
Paolo FalsettiEdoardo ConticiniCarla GaggianoCaterina BaldiMaria TarsiaMarco BardelliStefano GentileschiRoberto D'AlessandroSuhel Gabriele Al KhayyatAlessandra CartocciClaudia FabianiClaudia FabianiMaria Antonietta MazzeiBruno FredianiPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
In children with sacroiliitis, PDUS demonstrates a rich vascularization into SIJs and low RIs (<0.55) have high specificity for this condition. SIJs PDUS/SWA could be useful as a screening method in children with suspected jSpA.