ReviewDisease markers2015
The Role of Power Doppler Ultrasonography as Disease Activity Marker in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Use of Superb Microvascular Imaging in Evaluating Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) in the evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review.La Radiologia medica · 2020Pooled it
- Clinical, Ultrasound, and Predictability Outcomes Following Certolizumab Pegol Treatment (with Methotrexate) in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis: 52-Week Results from the CZP-SPEED Study.Advances in therapy · 2018Trial
- Superb microvascular imaging enhances detection of microvascularity in plantar fasciosis: a clinical correlation study.Skeletal radiology · 2026Article
- Radiograph-Based Deep Learning Model to Support Finger Joint Selection for Ultrasound Examination in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multispectral optoacoustic tomography of salivary glands in patients with clinically suspected Sjögren's disease: A pilot study.Photoacoustics · 2025Article
- Retrospective Analysis of Suspensory Ligament Branch Injuries in 70 Dressage Horses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Enhancing Kidney Quality Assessment: Power Doppler During Normothermic Machine Perfusion.Artificial organs · 2025Article
- Practical Use of Ultrasound in Modern Rheumatology-From A to Z.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Correlation of US-7 and US-9 Scores with Disease Activity Score using 28 Joint Counts (DAS28) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Do Dynamic Plantar Pressures Differ Based on Sonographic Evidence of Metatarsophalangeal Joint Synovitis in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis?ACR open rheumatology · 2024Article
- MMP-13, VEGF, and Disease Activity in a Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Optimizing Reliability of Real-Time Sonographic Examination and Scoring of Joint Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Cureus · 2022Article
- Power Doppler artifacts in evaluating inflammatory arthritis of small joints: comparison with a superb microvascular imaging technique.Journal of ultrasound · 2022Article
- Monitoring of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by indocyanine green (ICG)-enhanced fluorescence optical imaging treated with anti-TNFα therapy.Arthritis research & therapy · 2022Observational
- Associations between radiographic features, clinical features and ultrasound of thumb-base osteoarthritis: A secondary analysis of the COMBO study.International journal of rheumatic diseases · 2022Article
- Ultrasound evaluation of the hands and wrists in patients with systemic sclerosis: Osteophytosis is a major contributor to tender joints.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2021Article
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound in hemophilia: Results and recommendations from a global survey and consensus meeting.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2021Article
- Feasibility of dual-phaseQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2021Article
- Molecular Imaging of Inflammatory Disease.Biomedicines · 2021Review
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Abstract
Structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) occurs early if inflammation is not treated promptly. Treatment targeted to reduce inflammation, in particular, that of synovial inflammation in the joints (synovitis), has been recommended as standard treat-to-target recommendations by rheumatologists. The goal is to achieve disease remission (i.e., no disease activity). Several accepted remission criteria have not always equated to the complete absence of true inflammation. Over the last decade, musculoskeletal ultrasonography has been demonstrated to detect subclinical synovitis not appreciated by routine clinical or laboratory assessments, with the Power Doppler modality allowing clinicians to more readily appreciate true inflammation. Thus, targeting therapy to Power Doppler activity may provide superior outcomes compared with treating to clinical targets alone, making it an attractive marker of disease activity in RA. However, more validation on its true benefits such as its benefits to patients in regard to patient related outcomes and issues with standardized training in acquisition and interpretation of power Doppler findings are required.
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