High-frequency ultrasound of the skin in systemic sclerosis: an exploratory study to examine correlation with disease activity and to define the minimally detectable difference

High-frequency ultrasound of the skin in systemic sclerosis: an exploratory study to examine correlation with disease activity and to define the minimally detectable difference

Abstract Background Thickened skin is a major clinical feature in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). We investigated changes of skin thickness in patients with SSc using both high frequency ultrasound (HFU) and the modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) to evaluate the feasibility of application of...

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Main Authors: Hongyan Li, Daniel E. Furst, Hongtao Jin, Chao Sun, Xiaoping Wang, Lin Yang, Jingjing He, Yanru Wang, Aijing Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Systemic sclerosis
High frequency ultrasound
Disease activity
Skin thickness
Minimal detectable difference
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1686-9

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