A sonographic spectrum of psoriatic arthritis: "the five targets".
Ultrasound is a rapidly evolving technique that is gaining an increasing success in the assessment of psoriatic arthritis. Most of the studies have been aimed at investigating its ability in the assessment of joints, tendons, and entheses in psoriatic arthritis patients. Less attention has been paid to demonstrate the potential of ultrasound in the evaluation of skin and nail. The aim of this pictorial essay was to show the main high-frequency grayscale and power Doppler ultrasound findings in patients with psoriatic arthritis at joint, tendon, enthesis, skin, and nail level.
Cattedra di Reumatologia, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Ancona, Italy. dr.gmarwin@gmail.com
Marwin
M
Gutierrez
Emilio
E
Filippucci
Rossella
R
De Angelis
Giorgio
G
Filosa
David
D
Kane
Walter
W
Grassi
D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009262:Nails / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012867:Skin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography