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Psoriatic Arthritis

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Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography in Rheumatic Diseases

Abstract

Over the past decade, ultrasound (US) has undergone important developments to establish itself as a valuable imaging tool in the evaluation of psoriatic arthritis. It has been propitiated for its ability to assess structural damage in peripheral and sacroiliac joints, entheses, soft tissues, and skin using B mode/grayscale, along with its capacity to assess and score inflammation, through a sensitive measurement of blood flow with Doppler/color mode.

The objective of this chapter is to offer a review of the applications of US in the musculoskeletal and cutaneous involvement of psoriasis and the usefulness of this image modality for establishing an early diagnosis, support therapeutic decision making to prevent development of structural lesions, monitoring treatment outcomes, and deliver local therapy in this condition.

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Acebes, C., Harvie, J. (2015). Psoriatic Arthritis. In: El Miedany, Y. (eds) Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography in Rheumatic Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15723-8_5

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