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
High-frequency US assessment of SSc skin does not show consistent and strong face, construct, or criterion validity. The role of this assessment tool remains limited, underscoring the need for further development of a quantitative and accurate tool for assessing SSc skin fibrosis.
Authors
- Harshdeep S. Chawla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3222-8613)
- Samuel Theodore
- Manmohan Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8396-5451)
- Shervin Assassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8059-9978)
- Maureen D. Mayes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5070-2535)
- Minghua Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0388-2032)
- Kirill V. Larin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5532-5027)
- Jeffrey L. Browning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9168-5233)
- Brian Skaug (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6689-4655)
- Salavat R. Aglyamov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9530-1225)
- Ruhani Desai
- Meng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4935-4005)
- Filemon K. Tan
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center (US)
- University of Houston (US)
- Old Dominion University (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis Care & Research
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25658
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00