Ultrasonography for the Assessment of Skin in Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.
Tânia SantiagoMariana SantiagoBarbara RuaroMaria João SalvadorMaurizio CutoloJ A P da SilvaPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
Published reports have strong limitations and are highly heterogeneous, hindering the evidence to support the use of skin ultrasound assessment in clinical practice. Further studies, with modern devices and appropriate methodology, are needed to establish the real value of skin ultrasound assessment in the early diagnosis and monitoring of SSc patients.
Keyphrases
- systemic sclerosis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- interstitial lung disease
- soft tissue
- clinical practice
- end stage renal disease
- wound healing
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- peritoneal dialysis
- systematic review
- rheumatoid arthritis
- computed tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- drug induced