ReviewCurrent rheumatology reports2021
Imaging of Joint and Soft Tissue Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnostic Performance of Machine Learning for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Population characteristics, glucocorticoid dosage, and risk factors for osteonecrosis of the femoral head in systemic lupus erythematosus: a Systematic Review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- TLR7 and TLR9 have overlapping but distinct roles in systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's disease.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Lupus-Associated Knee Pain: An Atypical Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Young Male.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Fast Volumetric Imaging of Bone Using a Three-Dimensional Short TR Adiabatic Inversion Recovery Ultrashort Echo Time (STAIR-UTE) Sequence.NMR in biomedicine · 2025Article
- Effects of belimumab on peripheral blood Breg cells and cytokines in childhood systemic lupus erythematosus.Immunologic research · 2025Article
- Fluorescent probes in autoimmune disease research: current status and future prospects.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Dual seropositive nonerosive lupus arthritis: rhupus or not?Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2025Article
- Case Report: A case of femoral metastatic cancer misdiagnosed as isolated femoral lesser trochanter avulsion fracture.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Pivotal role of the synovioentheseal complex in the imaging of arthritis and rheumatic diseasesDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2024Review
- Comment on "The burden of entheseal involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus: a comparative ultrasonograghic study".Clinical rheumatology · 2024Article
- Risk factors and prediction model for osteonecrosis of the femoral head in female systemic lupus erythematosus.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- Recurrent Temporal Infections: The Link to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.The American journal of case reports · 2023Article
- Revisiting articular syndrome in the peri-pandemic COVID-19 era.Rheumatology international · 2023Review
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- The Utility of Ultrasound in Evaluating Joint Pain in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Looking beyond Fibromyalgia.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Splenic calcifications in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: an imaging case review.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2023Article
- Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging as diagnostic tools for sarcopenia in immune-mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRDs).La Radiologia medica · 2022Review
- Radiographic Findings of Inflammatory Arthritis and Mimics in the Hands.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo highlight the potential uses and applications of imaging in the assessment of the most common and relevant musculoskeletal (MSK) manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). RECENT
findingsUltrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are accurate and sensitive in the assessment of inflammation and structural damage at the joint and soft tissue structures in patients with SLE. The US is particularly helpful for the detection of joint and/or tendon inflammation in patients with arthralgia but without clinical synovitis, and for the early identification of bone erosions. MRI plays a key role in the early diagnosis of osteonecrosis and in the assessment of muscle involvement (i.e., myositis and myopathy). Conventional radiography (CR) remains the traditional gold standard for the evaluation of structural damage in patients with joint involvement, and for the study of bone pathology. The diagnostic value of CR is affected by the poor sensitivity in demonstrating early structural changes at joint and soft tissue level. Computed tomography allows a detailed evaluation of bone damage. However, the inability to distinguish different soft tissues and the need for ionizing radiation limit its use to selected clinical circumstances. Nuclear imaging techniques are valuable resources in patients with suspected bone infection (i.e., osteomyelitis), especially when MRI is contraindicated. Finally, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry represents the imaging mainstay for the assessment and monitoring of bone status in patients with or at-risk of osteoporosis. Imaging provides relevant and valuable information in the assessment of MSK involvement in SLE.
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