Application progresses of ultrasonography in diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in remission
10.13929/j.1003-3289.201610056
- VernacularTitle:超声技术诊断类风湿性关节炎缓解期的应用进展
- Author:
Yang LUO
;
Fei FENG
;
Hui WANG
;
Sumei MA
- Keywords:
Arthritis,rheumatoid;
Remission;
Ultrasonography
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology
2017;33(5):787-790
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic aseptic inflammatory disease characterised by synovial inflammation leading to progressive joint involvement with joint swelling,tenderness,and functional impairment.After therapeutics,some patients still have persistent synovitis and structural damage while they are in clinical remission.Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) is playing a more important role in diagnose,therapy monitoring and prognosis of RA in the case of its character-non-invasive,easy to accept,cost-effective,and repeatable examination in the short term,especially multiangle of all aspects in the interesting area.Application of grey scale ultrasonography,power doppler ultrasonography,CEUS in RA clinical remission and evaluation on the therapeutic effect and prognosis were reviewed in this article.
