ReviewClinical rheumatology2022
Nailfold capillaroscopy: tips and challenges.
Review in Clinical rheumatology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nailfold capillaroscopic findings in alopecia areata patients: pilot results.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2026Article
- Design and implementation of an integrated scanning protocol for multimodal functional OCT.Biomedical optics express · 2025Article
- Panoramic Nailfold Flow Velocity Measurement Method Based on Enhanced Plasma Gap Information.Journal of imaging informatics in medicine · 2025Article
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- Lasso-derived model for early prediction of systemic sclerosis based on vasculopathy assessment: a population-based cohort study.Rheumatology international · 2025Article
- Alterations in nailfold videocapillaroscopy among patients with connective tissue diseases combined with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- A single-pixel and non-redundant branching-based algorithm for nailfold capillary skeleton line extraction.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Scanning optoacoustic angiography for assessing structural and functional alterations in superficial vasculature of patients with post-thrombotic syndrome: A pilot study.Photoacoustics · 2024Article
- Nailfold Capillaroscopy Findings in Patients With Psoriasis Vulgaris and Different Domains of Psoriatic Arthritis.Journal of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis · 2024Article
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Although nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) appears to have a bright future in clinical practice, the lack of familiarity with the technique and how to interpret its outcomes is major barriers which have made nailfold capillaroscopy an underutilized method in standard clinical practice. Traditional methods for assessment and measurement of capillary patterns, density, and blood flow are falling behind and face some challenges. In fact, there have been calls for improvement, hence the recent publication of the standardization of NFC by the EULAR Study Group on Microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases. Nailfold capillaroscopy has the advantage of being a non-invasive technique that provides a window into the digital microcirculation. This paved the way for a rapidly growing interest in using capillaroscopy parameters as outcome measures in research. In standard clinical practice, whilst its main application is in the identification of an underlying systemic sclerosis spectrum disorder in patients presenting with Raynaud's phenomenon, its use has expanded to include other clinical features possibly suggestive of an underlying connective tissue disease. This article presents the challenges, provides tips, and highlights the exciting potential of nailfold capillaroscopy in standard practice.
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