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Open Access 01-02-2010 | Original Article

A sonographic spectrum of psoriatic arthritis: “the five targets”

Authors: Marwin Gutierrez, Emilio Filippucci, Rossella De Angelis, Giorgio Filosa, David Kane, Walter Grassi

Published in: Clinical Rheumatology | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

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.

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Title: A sonographic spectrum of psoriatic arthritis: “the five targets”
Authors: Marwin Gutierrez
Emilio Filippucci
Rossella De Angelis
Giorgio Filosa
David Kane
Walter Grassi
Publication date: 01-02-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clinical Rheumatology / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Electronic ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-009-1292-y

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