Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2014 Jan-Feb;32(1 Suppl 80):S26-33. Epub 2014 Feb 17.
Musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) is a reliable imaging technique which has a key role in the assessment of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). US can help in the diagnosis of the disorder, in the evaluation of the extent of the joint and enthesis involvement and in therapy monitoring because it can reflect both morphostructural changes and inflammatory activity. Several studies have reported that US revealed pathological findings at joints and enthesis in a large number of PsA patients who do not complain of active pain and/or swelling at the time of the clinical examination and in psoriasis patients with no signs of musculoskeletal disease. The application of US in the evaluation of nail and skin involvement in patients affected by psoriasis, with or without arthritis, and the imaging of sacroiliac joints is an interesting approach. US has already become commonplace in both clinical and research fields, and improvements in US technology will offer further possibilities for future research.
肌肉骨骼超声（US）是一种可靠的成像技术，在评估银屑病关节炎（PsA）和强直性脊柱炎（AS）患者方面具有关键作用。US 可帮助诊断疾病，评估关节和附着点受累的程度，并进行治疗监测，因为它可以反映形态结构变化和炎症活动。多项研究报告称，US 在大量临床检查时无明显疼痛和/或肿胀但患有 PsA 的患者以及无肌肉骨骼疾病迹象的银屑病患者的关节和附着点发现了病理发现。US 应用于评估受银屑病影响的指甲和皮肤受累，无论是否有关节炎，以及评估骶髂关节，这是一种有趣的方法。US 已经在临床和研究领域中广泛应用，并且 US 技术的改进将为未来的研究提供更多可能性。
