A Preliminary Study of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Quantification for the Assessment of Skin in Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis.
CONCLUSION: ARFI quantification is feasible and reliable for assessing the skin involvement in dcSSc. ARFI quantification could identify early skin change that may precede palpable skin involvement, and may be a valuable adjunct to skin evaluation in patients with SSc.
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Source: J Rheumatol - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Hou Y, Zhu QL, Liu H, Jiang YX, Wang L, Xu D, Li MT, Zeng XF, Zhang FC Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research