The diagnostic value and clinical relevance of salivary gland ultrasound in patients with highly suspected Sjögren’s Disease: a prospective monocentric study
Although the discriminatory efficacy of SGUS in patients highly suspected of SjD is suboptimal, SGUS may offer significant benefits for a specific subgroup of these patients. Grade 3 ultrasound findings are strongly associated with positive biopsy results and USFR, indicating a potential role in diagnosis and disease evaluation. SGUS may be considered for inclusion in future SjD classification criteria.
Authors
- Yimei Ding
- Xiaoyan Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9656-7129)
- Jiaqi Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5803-7303)
- LI Guo-ling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4030-9910)
- Ben Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3971-5129)
- Xue Luan
- Zhonghao Shi
Institutions
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Yueyang Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis Research & Therapy
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-025-03642-4
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.66
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China