Magnetic resonance imaging and musculoskeletal ultrasonography detect and characterize covert inflammatory arthropathy inn systemic sclerosis patients with arthralgia

摘要

Objectives. Arthropathy, particularly synovial inflammation in SSc, is not well characterized. We explored the role of MRI and musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) in detecting and characterizing synovial inflammation in SSc patients with arthralgia while comparing the two imaging modalities.