The value of shear wave elastography in diagnosis and assessment of systemic sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim was to determine the efficacy of shear wave elastography (SWE) in assessing skin stiffness and aiding in the diagnosis of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).

Methods

A total of 66 patients with SSc, 100 healthy individuals and 27 patients with SSc-like disorders were included. SWE was performed at 17 modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) measurement sites. The correlation between SWE and clinical profiles was assessed, and the diagnostic value of SSc was explored.

Results

The SWE values at all 17 mRSS sites were significantly higher in SSc than in the healthy group [54.95 (45.95, 66.55) vs 41.10 (39.18, 45.45) m/s, P < 0.001]. For clinically uninvolved sites (mRSS = 0) of patients with SSc, 11 of 17 sites showed significantly hig

SUBMITTER: Cai R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10497450 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature