Skin ultrasound for rheumatologists: Technical issues and challenges
The pictorial essay we performed shows that the performance of skin ultrasound in healthy subjects still presents several issues that need to be addressed. The definition of the interface in different body areas is the first step which should be standardized before any measurement of the thickness of the skin layers is performed in rheumatic diseases.
Authors
- Mihaela Micu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3239-5628)
- Ximena Wortsman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3359-5023)
- Esperanza Naredo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0017-0096)
Institutions
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CL)
- Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues (CL)
- Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz (ES)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23971983241289236
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00