Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis; Superb Microvascular Imaging Findings
Ezgi Akyildiz Tezcan, Funda Levendoglu, Mehmet Sedat Durmaz, Elif Balevi Batur, Ilknur Albayrak Gezer · Aktuelle Rheumatologie · 2024 · Heft 05 · S. 329-336
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Abstract Background It is well known that the carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most widespread peripheral nerve entrapment syndrome throughout the world. CTS can also be seen more often in rheumatic disease, especially in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Usage of ultrasonography to diagnose CTS has been the subject of investigations for many years. Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) is a newly developed ultrasonographic technique to visualise vascularity. More recently, there have been some studies on the diagnosis of CTS with SMI. However, a review of the literature reveals that there there has been no study on th…
