title: Usefulness of ultrasonography in the assessment of peripheral enthesis in spondyloarthritis.
abstract: Enthesitis is one of the characteristic etiopathogenic manifestations of spondyloarthritis. However, in clinical practice, its presence often goes unnoticed because of the lack of precision and sensitivity of physical examination to detect it. Viable, valid and reliable imaging tests are needed for early diagnosis, as well as a good sensitivity to change to monitor therapeutic response. In this paper we review the most relevant aspects of current knowledge of the enthesis and discusses the validity of ultrasound for assessing enthesitis in spondyloarthritis and its sensitivity to change to monitor therapeutic response.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Reumatología, Hospital Comarcal de Laredo, Laredo, Cantabria, España. Electronic address: cmataa@medynet.com.
authors.forename: M Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mata Arnaiz
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. Electronic address: eugenio.demiguel@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Miguel Mendieta
mesh_terms: D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D025241:Spondylarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
keywords: Ecografía; Entesis; Enthesis; Espondiloartritis; Spondyloarthritis; Ultrasound