The Association of Achilles Sonoelastography Findings with Disease Activity, Functional Status and Enthesitis Index in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis

BEYAZAL M., Beyazal M., BEYAZAL ÇELİKER F., DEVRİMSEL G., YILDIRIM M.

AKTUELLE RHEUMATOLOGIE, cilt.47, sa.05, ss.432-437, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 05
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1055/a-1749-4695
  • Dergi Adı: AKTUELLE RHEUMATOLOGIE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, EMBASE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.432-437
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Achilles tendon, axial spondyloarthritis, sonoelastography, strain index, REAL-TIME SONOELASTOGRAPHY, ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS, STRAIN SONOELASTOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND, ELASTOGRAPHY, TENDON, BENIGN, DIFFERENTIATION, VALIDATION, CRITERIA
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Sonoelastography (SE) is a new ultrasound (US)-based technique able to assess tissue elasticity. Using conventional US, it is sometimes difficult or even impossible to distinguish pathologic tissue because it often presents with the same echogenicity as the surrounding healthy tissue. This study aimed to evaluate SE findings in Achilles tendons of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and to assess how these findings are associated with disease-related parameters.