Role of Shear-Wave Elastography in Achilles Tendon in Psoriatic Arthritis and Its Correlation with Disease Severity Score, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index

Abstract

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare accuracy of shear-wave elastography (SWE) with gray scale (GS) ultrasound and power Doppler (pD) for diagnosing Achilles tendinopathy in psoriatic patients with and without arthritis and correlation with achillodynia and disease severity score, psoriasis area and severity index (PASI).

Keywords

• Achilles tendinopathy
• psoriasis
• psoriasis area and severity index
• psoriatic arthritis
• shear-wave elastography
• visual analog scale