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ArticleUltrasound in medicine & biology2020

Ultrasound Surface Wave Elastography for Assessing Scleroderma.

Xiaoming Zhang, Boran Zhou, Thomas Osborn

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Article in Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. High-frequency ultrasound evaluation of morphea: Retrospective analytical study.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2024
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  3. Interventional Ultrasound in Dermatology: A Pictorial Overview Focusing on Cutaneous Melanoma Patients.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoming ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Electronic address: zhang.xiaoming@mayo.edu.
Boran ZhouDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Thomas OsbornDepartment of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Mayo Clinic · USWinnMed · US

Funding

Measurement of surface lung tissue using ultrasoundR01HL125234 · NHLBI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI ZHANG, XIAOMING · 2015 to 2018
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL125234
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis (SSc), is a multi-organ connective tissue disease characterized by immune dysregulation and tissue fibrosis. Skin disease is both a disabling feature of SSc and a predictor of visceral involvement and increased mortality. The Modified Rodnan Skin Score (MRSS) is currently the most common clinical method for assessing skin. We developed ultrasound surface wave elastography (USWE) techniques to measure skin surface wave speeds and analyze skin viscoelasticity. The objective of this research was to determine the correlations of skin surface wave speed and skin viscoelasticity with MRSS. Twenty-six SSc patients were studied using USWE and the MRSS. The subject was tested in a sitting position while his or her left or right forearm and upper arm were placed horizontally on a pillow in a relaxed state. The skin of both left and right forearms and upper arms of patients was tested using USWE. Surface wave speeds are positively correlated with the MRSS. Skin elasticity is also positively correlated with the MRSS. However, there was no correlation between skin viscosity and the MRSS for these SSc patients. We will further study if skin viscosity is sensitive enough to detect early edema from inflammation changes of SSc.

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Elasticity Imaging TechniquesAgedAged, 80 and overElasticityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedScleroderma, LocalizedSkinModified Rodnan Skin ScoreSclerodermaSkinUltrasound surface wave elastography

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PMID32111457
PMCPMC7103535
OpenAlexW3008490498

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