Quantification of skin stiffness in patients with systemic sclerosis using real-time shear wave elastography: a preliminary study.

Abstract

In patients with SSc, SWE is more sensitive to detect subtle skin changes than B-mode ultrasound (US), and reflect the degree of skin involvement. As a non-invasive and operator-independent technique, SWE may provide a new and valuable method to evaluate the degree and changes of skin involvement in SSc patients.