Assessment of Skin in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Using High-Frequency Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography: A Comparative Study With Histology, Molecular, and Clinical Parameters.
Desai R; Tan F; Wu M; Browning JL; Theodore S; Zhang M; Skaug B; Chawla HS · 2026 · Arthritis care & research
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Abstract (excerpt)
Objective Ultrasound (US) has been proposed as a potential tool for assessing skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, a large-scale comparison of US-based assessment with histologic markers of skin fibrosis has not been…
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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.1002/acr.25658